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William Froude | |
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 William Froude | |
| Born | 28 November 1810 |
| Died | 4 May 1879 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Catherine Henrietta Elizabeth Holdsworth |
| Children | Robert Edmund Froude, Eliza Margaret Froude |
| Parent(s) | Robert Froude, Margaret Spedding |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Hydrodynamics |
| Institutions | Admiralty Experiment Works |
| Projects | First ship test tank |
| Significant design | Water brake dynamometer |
| Significant advance | Hydrodynamics, Froude number, blade element theory |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1876) |
William Froude (/ˈfruːd/;[1] 28 November 1810 in Devon[2] – 4 May 1879 in Simonstown, Cape Colony) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships (such as the hull speed equation) and for predicting their stability.
- ^ Merriam Webster Online (for brother James Anthony Froude) [1]
- ^ Phil Russell (18 September 1999). "Navies in Transition: William Froude". Archived from the original on 26 February 2001.
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