Leonard Bairstow
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Sir Leonard Bairstow, CBE
,
FRS
, FRAeS (1880 – 1963) was a son of Uriah Bairstow, a wealthy Halifax, West Yorkshire
man and keen mathematician
. Born in 1880 in Halifax, Bairstow is best remembered for his work in aviation
and for Bairstow's method
for arbitrarily finding the roots of polynomials.
As a boy, Leonard went to Queens Road and Moorside Council Schools before going to Heath Grammar School
which he attended briefly before going to the Council Secondary School - then known as the Higher Grade School.
A scholarship took him to the Royal College of Science
where he secured a Whitworth Scholarship which enabled him to carry out research into explosion of gases.
He then went to the National Physical Laboratory
at Bushy Park
where ultimately he became head of aeroplane research work. He held the Zaharoff Chair of Aviation at Imperial College from 1920-1949 and became Professor Sir Leonard Bairstow. For a time his assistant there was Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
, a pioneer in the mathematics of aeronautics.
He became a member of the Royal Society of London and the Royal Aeronautical Society
.
Order of the British Empire
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,
FRS
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
, FRAeS (1880 – 1963) was a son of Uriah Bairstow, a wealthy Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
man and keen mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. Born in 1880 in Halifax, Bairstow is best remembered for his work in aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
and for Bairstow's method
Bairstow's method
In numerical analysis, Bairstow's method is an efficient algorithm for finding the roots of a real polynomial of arbitrary degree. The algorithm first appeared in the appendix of the 1920 book "Applied Aerodynamics" by Leonard Bairstow...
for arbitrarily finding the roots of polynomials.
As a boy, Leonard went to Queens Road and Moorside Council Schools before going to Heath Grammar School
Heath Grammar School
Heath Grammar School, Free School Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England was founded in 1585 by Dr. John Favour. Its full title was The Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth at Heath, near Halifax...
which he attended briefly before going to the Council Secondary School - then known as the Higher Grade School.
A scholarship took him to the Royal College of Science
Royal College of Science
The Royal College of Science was a higher education institution located in South Kensington; it was a constituent college of Imperial College London from 1907 until it was wholly absorbed by Imperial in 2002. Alumni include H. G. Wells and Brian May and are distinguishable by the letters ARCS ...
where he secured a Whitworth Scholarship which enabled him to carry out research into explosion of gases.
He then went to the National Physical Laboratory
National Physical Laboratory, UK
The National Physical Laboratory is the national measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom, based at Bushy Park in Teddington, London, England. It is the largest applied physics organisation in the UK.-Description:...
at Bushy Park
Bushy Park
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where ultimately he became head of aeroplane research work. He held the Zaharoff Chair of Aviation at Imperial College from 1920-1949 and became Professor Sir Leonard Bairstow. For a time his assistant there was Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave was an English mathematician who undertook pioneering work in the mathematics of aeronautics.- Birth and education :...
, a pioneer in the mathematics of aeronautics.
He became a member of the Royal Society of London and the Royal Aeronautical Society
Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.-Function:...
.