Awards & Winners

James Lighthill

Date of Birth 23-January-1924
Place of Birth Paris
(ÃŽle-de-France, France, Seine)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as M. J. Lighthill
Profession Mathematician
Sir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.

Awards by James Lighthill

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1998


Copley Medal
(In recognition of his profound contributions to many fields within fluid mechanics including important aspects of the interaction of sound and fluid flow and numerous other contributions which have had practical applications in aircraft engine design. He is noted also for his ground-breaking work on both external bio-fluid-dynamics - analysis of mechanisms of swimming and flying - and internal bio-fluid-dynamics, including flow in the cardiovascular system and the airways, and cochlear mechanics and other aspects of hearing.)