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Christopher Cockerell | |
|---|---|
 Memorial to Cockerell at Hythe, Hampshire | |
| Born | 4 June 1910 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 1 June 1999 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Known for | Hovercraft |
| Spouse |
Margaret Belsham
(m. 1937; died 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society RDI Elmer A. Sperry Award Royal Medal (1966) Albert Medal (1966) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell CBE RDI FRS[1] (4 June 1910 – 1 June 1999) was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft.
- ^ Wheeler, R. L. (2001). "Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell, C.B.E., R.D.I. 4 June 1910 -- 1 June 1999: Elected F.R.S. 1986". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 47: 67. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2001.0005.