Lewis Fry Richardson | |
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 Lewis Fry Richardson D.Sc., FRS | |
| Born | 11 October 1881 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 30 September 1953 (aged 71) Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Bootham School Durham College of Science King's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Fractals Conflict modelling Richardson extrapolation |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mathematician physicist meteorologist psychologist |
| Institutions | National 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Lewis Fry Richardson", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews