Horace Lamb
| Sir Horace Lamb | |
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Sir Horace Lamb
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| Born |
27 November 1849 , Cheshire, England |
| Died | 4 December 1934 (aged 85) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic advisors |
James Clerk Maxwell George Gabriel Stokes |
| Known for | Hydrodynamics |
| Notable awards |
Smith's Prize (1872) Royal Medal (1902) De Morgan Medal (1911) Copley Medal (1923) |
Sir Horace Lamb FRS (/læm/; 27 November 1849 – 4 December 1934) was an English applied mathematician and author of several influential texts on classical physics, among them Hydrodynamics (1895) and Dynamical Theory of Sound (1910). Both of these books are still in print.
Lamb was born at , Cheshire, the son of John Lamb and his wife Elizabeth, née Rangeley. His father John Lamb, was a foreman in a cotton mill, who had gained some distinction by an invention for the improvement of spinning machines. John Lamb died when his son was quite young. His widow married again and shortly afterwards Horace went to live with his mother's sister, Mrs Holland. He studied at where he found a wise and kindly head master, the Rev. Charles Hamilton. To his insight and influence Lamb felt that he owed his start in life. Mr. Hamilton was an excellent teacher, both of classics and elementary mathematics, and from him we are told his pupil acquired a passing enthusiasm for Greek and Latin poets.
In 1867, when only seventeen, he gained a classical scholarship at Queens' College, Cambridge. He was very young and was advised to decline this and work for a year at the Owens College, Manchester.
Professor Barker, Professor of Mathematics, had been Senior Wrangler in 1862, and was a former Fellow of Trinity. Lamb had seen Trinity College, Cambridge when up for the Queens' scholarship examination and determined, if possible to become a member where he was Second Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos, 2nd Smith's Prizeman and elected fellow in 1872. His professors included James Clerk Maxwell and George Gabriel Stokes.
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