avia.wikisort.org - DesignerProfessor Martin Lowson (5 January 1938 – 14 June 2013) was an aeronautical engineer. He held a number of senior academic appointments in UK and US universities, was a co-patentee of the BERP helicopter rotor system, and also made a significant contribution to the development of personal rapid transport systems.
Martin Lowson |
---|
Born | Martin Vincent Lowson 5 January 1938
Totteridge, England |
---|
Died | 15 June 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 75) |
---|
Occupation | Engineer |
---|
Early life
Martin Vincent Lowson[1] was born in Totteridge, Hertfordshire, on 5 January 1938.[2]
Education
He attended The King's School in Worcester, after which he became an apprentice with Vickers-Armstrong.[3] Lowson gained a PhD in 1963,[2] after which he spent a year in the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research, where he worked on aero-acoustics.[1]
Personal life
Lowson married Ann Pennicutt in 1961.[4] They had two children, Sarah and Jonathan.[1] Lowson's interests included squash and bluegrass music.[4]
Death
Lowson died of a stroke[5] on 14 June 2013, at the age of 75.[2]
Honours and awards
- Royal Aeronautical Society Award for contributions to world’s first man powered flight 1961
- Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America 1969
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering 1991
- Busk Prize of Royal Aeronautical Society for best paper in Aerodynamics 1992.
- Queens Award for Technology received by Westland Team for BERP blade 1994
- Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1995
- British Wind Energy Association Award for Research 1997
- Altran Prize for Innovations to improve urban quality of life 2001
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport 2003
- Viva Award for Transport Innovation from Worshipful Company of Carmen 2010
- Sources:[1][3]
References
Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
2019-2024
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии