Horace Lamb
Professor Sir Horace Lamb (1849–1934), mathematician
1849 born on 27 November at Stockport
1875 gained a teaching post at Trinity College, Cambridge
1875 Married Elizabeth Foot
1876 Became professor of mathematics at the new university in Adelaide, Australia
1884 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society
1885 he returned to Manchester to take up the chair of pure mathematics at Owens College, by then part of the newly incorporated Victoria University.
Worked on hydrodynamics, acoustics, elasticity, and mechanics, and wrote a number of books and papers in these areas.
WWI Advised the Admiralty and worked on aeronautical research,
1920 retired from his Manchester University chair; he returned to Cambridge
1921-7 Served as a member of the Aeronautical Research Committee.
1925 President of the British Association
1931 Knighted
1934 Died in Cambridge
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of Sir Horace Lamb, ODNB