Gerald B. Whitham
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1927 – 2014
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Who was Gerald B. Whitham?
Gerald Beresford Whitham was a British–born American applied mathematician and the Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied Mathematics of Applied & Computational Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester in 1953 under the direction of Sir James Lighthill. He is known for his work in fluid dynamics and waves.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1927
Halifax - Also known as
- Gerald Whitham
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Victoria University of Manchester
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Died
- Jan 26, 2014
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on July 23, 2013
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