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Lewis Fry Richardson
UK mathematician & polymath (1881–1953).
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UK mathematician & polymath (1881–1953).
Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (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. Richardson is also noted for his pioneering work on fractals and a method for solving a system of linear equations known as modified Richardson iteration.
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UK mathematician & polymath (1881–1953).
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Fellow of the Royal Society
Career and education
Employers and institutions
University of Manchester · Aberystwyth University · National Physical Laboratory · National Physical Laboratory · Met Office · Met Office · Westminster College · University of Paisley · Friends' Ambulance Unit · University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Memberships
Royal Society of London · Royal Meteorological Society
Education
Newcastle University · King's College · Bootham School
Fields of work
physics · weather forecasting
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