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Sir Michael James Lighthill FRS FRAeS (23 January 1924 – 17 July 1998) was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics and for writing the Lighthill report, which pessimistically stated that "In no part of the field (of AI) have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact ...
May 6, 2024 · Sir James Lighthill (born Jan. 23, 1924, Paris, France—died July 17, 1998, Sark, Channel Islands) was a British mathematician who was considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.
James Lighthill was one of the foremost English applied mathematicians of his day. He worked on aerodynamics.
Sir Michael James Lighthill FRS (1924-1998) was one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th Century and a pioneer in several areas of fluid dynamics.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir James Lighthill, a renowned applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist. He made groundbreaking contributions to the theory of sound, waves, and fluid flows, and was a leader in research and education.
JAMES LIGHTHILL, as Professor Sir M. J. Lighthill was known to his friends, died on July 17, 1998, at the age of 74. He suffered a heart attack while swimming around Sark, a swim he had been the first person to do and one that he had previously completed five times. He was considered the dominant mathematical aerodynamicist of his day.
Sir James Lighthill, mathematician and Provost of University College London, 1979-89, died while attempting to swim around Sark on July 17 aged 74. He was born on January 23, 1924. Twenty-five years ago, James Lighthill became the first person to swim around the Channel Island of Sark, calling it "a most pleasant way to see the scenery".
