David Crighton

David Crighton
Born
David George Crighton

(1942-11-15)15 November 1942
Llandudno, Wales
Died12 April 2000(2000-04-12) (aged 57)
Cambridge, England
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Known forFluid mechanics, acoustics
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
InstitutionsWoolwich Polytechnic
Imperial College London
University of Leeds
University of Cambridge
Thesis Wave motion and vibration induced by turbulent flow  (1968)
Doctoral advisorJohn Ffowcs Williams

David George Crighton, FRS[1] (15 November 1942 – 12 April 2000) was a British mathematician and physicist.[2]

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  2. ^ "David George Crighton". University of St. Andrews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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