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James Lighthill

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British applied mathematician (1924-1998)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1924 to 1998 · aged 74
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Sir Michael James Lighthill was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics and for writing the Lighthill report in 1973, which pessimistically stated that "In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised",...

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1998Copley Medal
1993honorary doctorate from UTC
1984Otto Laporte Award
1984G. I. Taylor Medal
1983Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring
1982IMA Gold Medal
1981Harvey Prize
1977Naylor Prize and Lectureship
1975Elliott Cresson Medal
1975Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal
1975doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
1971Knight Bachelor
1965Panetti Ferrari Award
1964Royal Medal
1963Timoshenko Medal
1961Royal Society Bakerian Medal
1961Royal Society Bakerian Medal
1953Fellow of the Royal Society

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Roger PenroseAlso won Naylor Prize and LectureshipHermann BondiAlso won IMA Gold MedalGeoffrey Ingram TaylorAlso won Timoshenko MedalJan BurgersAlso won Otto Laporte AwardHenrich FockeAlso won Ludwig-Prandtl-RingWalter BurkertAlso won Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal

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Sir Michael James Lighthill was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics and for writing the Lighthill report in 1973, which pessimistically stated that "In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised", contributing to the gloomy climate of AI winter.

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United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1998 · aged 74
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