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Frederick W. Lanchester | |
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| Born | 23 October 1868 18 Alma Square, St John's Wood, London |
| Died | 8 March 1946 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Parent | Henry Jones Lanchester |
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Frederick William Lanchester LLD, Hon FRAeS, FRS[1] (23 October 1868 – 8 March 1946), was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and co-invented the topic of operations research.
Lanchester became a pioneer British motor-car builder, a hobby which resulted in his developing a successful car company, and is considered[by whom?] one of the "big three" English car engineers—alongside Harry Ricardo and Henry Royce.
- ^ a b Ricardo, H. R. (May 1948). "Frederick William Lanchester. 1868-1946". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 5 (16): 756–766. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1948.0010. JSTOR 768769.