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Henry Selby Hele-Shaw

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British engineer (1854-1941)

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Henry Selby Hele-Shaw FRS (1854-1941) was an English mechanical and automobile engineer. He was the inventor of the variable-pitch propeller, which contributed to British success in the Battle of Britain in 1940, and he experimented with flows through thin cells.

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This photo of Henry Selby Hele-Shaw appeared in Page's Magazine, August 1902.This photo of Henry Selby Hele-Shaw appeared in Page's Magazine, August 1902.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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Henry Selby Hele-Shaw FRS (1854-1941) was an English mechanical and automobile engineer. He was the inventor of the variable-pitch propeller, which contributed to British success in the Battle of Britain in 1940, and he experimented with flows through thin cells. Flows through such configurations are named in his honour. He was also a co-founder of Victaulic.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1854 to 1941 · aged 87
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