Geoffrey Taylor
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Geoffrey Taylor was a prominent British physicist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in fluid dynamics and wave theory.
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| Geoffrey Taylor canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
fluid dynamicist
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bakerian Medal and Prize
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Copley Medal ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
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University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Cavendish Laboratory
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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fluid dynamics ⓘ physics ⓘ wave theory ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Geoffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
continuum mechanics
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hydrodynamic stability ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Batchelor
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modern fluid dynamics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Taylor column
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Taylor instability NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor microscale in turbulence NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor–Couette flow NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor–Proudman theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ analysis of blast wave photographs ⓘ dimensional analysis of explosions ⓘ studies of shock waves ⓘ work on turbulence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableStudent | George Batchelor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Royal Society Research Professor
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professor of mathematics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
capillary waves
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gravity waves on fluid surfaces ⓘ rotating fluids ⓘ turbulent flow ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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