William Froude
✓ Source-basedstableBritish engineer and naval architect (1810-1879)
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William Froude was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships and for predicting their stability.
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Lived 1810 to 1879 · aged 68
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