Professor, Colonel Bertram Hopkinson | |
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| Born | 11 January 1874 |
| Died | 26 August 1918 (aged 44) England |
| Resting place | Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge |
| Education | St Paul's School, London, King's College, London, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of mechanism and applied mechanics, University of Cambridge |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent law |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Bertram Hopkinson CMG FRS MIEE MICE (11 January 1874 – 26 August 1918) was a British patent lawyer and Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University. In this position he researched flames, explosions and metallurgy and became a pioneer designer of the internal combustion engine.