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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:physicist |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Manchester
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| gptkbp:awardReceived |
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Leroy_P._Steele_Prize |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1927-12-13
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Halifax,_West_Yorkshire,_England
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
2014-01-26
|
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Pasadena,_California,_USA
|
| gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor |
gptkb:James_Lighthill
|
| gptkbp:field |
applied mathematics
fluid dynamics wave theory |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gerald Beresford Whitham
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Whitham_equation
contributions to nonlinear waves contributions to shock waves |
| gptkbp:memberOf |
gptkb:Royal_Society
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
Linear and Nonlinear Waves
|
| gptkbp:workInstitution |
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Manchester |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lighthill–Whitham–Richards_model
gptkb:Lighthill-Whitham-Richards_Model |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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