Robert Edmund Froude
Robert Edmund Froude (born December 22, 1846 in Devonshire, † March 19, 1924 in Cambridge ) was a British shipbuilding engineer who worked primarily in the field of fluid mechanics .
For example, the Froude and Rankine theorem is named after RE Froude .
On June 7, 1894 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
family
RE Froude's family was very active scientifically. So is his father William Froude the Froude number back. His uncle James Anthony Froude was a historian.
Fonts
- RE Froude: Description of a method of investigation of screw-propeller efficiency. Trans. Inst. Naval Archit. 24 (1883), p. 231.
- RE Froude: The determination of the most suitable dimensions of screw-propeller. Trans. Inst. Naval Archit. 27 (1886), p. 250.
- RE Froude: On the part played in propulsion by differences of fluid pressure. Trans. Inst. Naval Archit. 30 (1889), p. 390.
obituary
- DR. RE Froude, CB, FRS In: Nature 113 (April 5, 1924), p. 501, doi : 10.1038 / 113501a0
Individual evidence
- ^ The Contribution to Naval Architecture of William and Robert Edmund Froude, Publisher: JW Moore Limited, 1966
- ↑ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~aero442/unit2.pdf
- ↑ List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 - 2007 (pdf)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Froude, Robert Edmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British naval engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Devonshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1924 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |