John R. Womersley
| John Ronald Womersley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 20, 1907 Morley, West Yorkshire |
| Died | March 7, 1958 (aged 50) Columbus Ohio |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Imperial College of Science and Technology |
| Known for | Womersley number |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Computer Science, Fluid Dynamics |
| Institutions | Shirley Institute, National Physical Laboratory, Wright Air Development Center |
John Ronald Womersley (20 June 1907 – 7 March 1958) was a British mathematician and computer scientist who made important contributions to computer development, and hemodynamics. Nowadays he is principally remembered for his contribution to blood flow, fluid dynamics and the eponymous Womersley number, a dimensionless parameter characterising unsteady flow.
Womersley was born on 20 June 1907 in Morley, near Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He was the only child of George William and Ruth Womersely; his father managed a grocery store in Morley. He was educated at Morley Grammar School from 1917 to 1925. In 1925 he was awarded an Open Scholarship to the University of Cambridge and the Royal Scholarship in Physics at Imperial College of Science and Technology, but he chose to read mathematics at Imperial College. His courses included Pure and Applied Mathematics, Physics, Hydrodynamics and the Kinetic Theory of Gases. He was awarded a BSc degree with first-class honours in mathematics in 1929 and became an associate of the Royal College of Science. He remained at Imperial College for another two years and was awarded the Diploma of Imperial College (D.I.C.) in 1930.
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