Maurice Lighthill

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:James_Lighthill
gptkbp:award gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Medal
Knighthood
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-01-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Lighthill
gptkb:Katherine_Lighthill
gptkbp:contributedTo fluid mechanics
mathematical biology
traffic flow modeling
aeroacoustics
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-07-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Sir_Geoffrey_Taylor
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:Winchester_College
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
fluid dynamics
aerodynamics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Michael_James_Lighthill
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_(1953)
gptkb:Honorary_Fellow,_Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:Knighthood_(1971)
gptkb:Royal_Medal_(1964)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maurice Lighthill
gptkbp:influenced fluid mechanics
traffic flow theory
biofluiddynamics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Lighthill's_equation
gptkb:Lighthill–Whitham–Richards_model
aeroacoustics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Lighthill's_theory_of_aeroacoustics
gptkb:Lighthill–Whitham–Richards_model_of_traffic_flow
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
applied mathematician
gptkbp:position gptkb:Lucasian_Professor_of_Mathematics,_University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Director,_Royal_Aircraft_Establishment
gptkb:Provost,_University_College_London
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Mathematical_Biofluiddynamics_(1975)
gptkb:On_Sound_Generated_Aerodynamically_(1952)
gptkb:Waves_in_Fluids_(1978)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nancy_Dumaresq_Lighthill
gptkbp:studentOf gptkb:John_Ffowcs_Williams
gptkb:Thomas_J._Pedley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Lighthill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7