Lewis Fry Richardson

Lewis Fry Richardson
Lewis Fry Richardson D.Sc., FRS
Born(1881-10-11)11 October 1881
Died30 September 1953(1953-09-30) (aged 71)
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma materBootham School
Durham College of Science
King's College, Cambridge
Known forFractals
Conflict modelling
Richardson extrapolation
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematician
physicist
meteorologist
psychologist
InstitutionsNational Physical Laboratory
National Peat Industries
University College Aberystwyth
Meteorological Office
Paisley Technical College

Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS[1] (11 October 1881 – 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist, and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical techniques of weather forecasting, and the application of similar techniques to studying the causes of wars and how to prevent them. He is also noted for his pioneering work concerning fractals and a method for solving a system of linear equations known as modified Richardson iteration.[2]

  1. ^ a b Gold, E. (1954). "Lewis Fry Richardson. 1881-1953". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 9 (1): 216–235. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1954.0015. JSTOR 769208. S2CID 191485345.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Lewis Fry Richardson", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews