William Thomas David

W.T. David
Born
William Thomas David

(1886-04-19)19 April 1886
Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Died29 May 1948(1948-05-29) (aged 62)
Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
NationalityWelsh
CitizenshipBritish
Awards
  • Thomas Hawksley Gold Medallist:1937[1]
  • Starley Premium Recipient:1941[2]
  • Dugald Clerk Prize Winner:1941[3]
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering
Institutions

W.T. David M.A., Sc.D (1886–1948) was Professor of Engineering at Liverpool University from 1922–48 and from 1920-22 at University College, Cardiff in Wales. His pioneering doctoral research under Professor Bertram Hopkinson at Trinity College, Cambridge into flame gas phenomena anticipated and was confirmed by later developments in quantum mechanics and David became an established authority on gaseous explosions in combustion engines. During WW1 he served as an Army Major (Research and Inspection) and in 1915 was appointed Director in the Ministry of Munitions and in 1918 Inspector of Technical Schools in the Ministry of Education. David was a member of the Institutions of Civil and of Mechanical Engineers, and was chairman of the Yorkshire Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the session 1928-29. He died in 1948.[4]

  1. ^ "List of Members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with Year of Election 1941". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 145 (1): 26–30. 16 June 1941. doi:10.1243/pime_proc_1941_145_011_02.
  2. ^ "Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Awards". Nature. 147 (3723): 295. 1 March 1941. doi:10.1038/147295a0.
  3. ^ "William Thomas David - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk.
  4. ^ Evans, R. H. (July 1948). "Prof. W. T. David: Obituary". Nature. 162 (4105): 15. doi:10.1038/162015a0.