Leslie Howarth
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Leslie Howarth, FRS (23 May 1911 – 22 September 2001) was a British mathematician who dealt with hydrodynamics and aerodynamics.
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Leslie Howarth | |
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Born | (1911-05-23)23 May 1911 |
Died | 22 September 2001(2001-09-22) (aged 90) |
Alma mater | University of Manchester University of Cambridge |
Known for | Kármán–Howarth equation Howarth–Dorodnitsyn transformation |
Awards | Smith's Prize (1935) Fellow of the Royal Society (1950) Adams Prize (1951) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Fluid dynamics |
Institutions | King's College, Cambridge University of Cambridge Bristol University Caltech |
Thesis | Problems Of Fluid Flow (1936) |
Doctoral advisor | Sydney Goldstein |
Doctoral students | Keith Stewartson |
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