Bertha Swirles
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Bertha Swirles, Lady Jeffreys (22 May 1903 – 18 December 1999) was an English physicist, academic and scientific author who carried out research on quantum theory in its early days. She was associated with Girton College, University of Cambridge, as student and Fellow, for over 70 years.[1]
Biography
Bertha Swirles was born in
In 1929, Swirles gained her
In 1940, Swirles married fellow mathematician Harold Jeffreys becoming Lady Jeffreys when he was knighted in 1953.
She enjoyed music and was an accomplished pianist and cellist.[2][4]
She died in Cambridge on 18 December 1999 of a stroke.
Recognition
She was president of the Mathematical Association for 1969.[6]
She received honorary degrees from the Open University and the University of Saskatchewan.[4]
In 2016 the Council of the University of Cambridge approved the use of Swirles's name to mark Swirles Court, which consists of 325 graduate student rooms, leased by Girton College, within the
Bibliography
Book
- Sir Harold Jeffreys and Bertha Swirles (Lady Jeffreys), Methods of Mathematical Physics, third revised edition (Cambridge University Press, 1956 — reprinted 1999). This book, first published in 1946, is commonly referred to as Jeffreys & Jeffreys. ISBN 978-0-521-66402-8.
Some biographical sketches by Bertha Swirles
- Bertha Swirles, John Arthur Gaunt (1904-1944), Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 73–79 (1990). [1]
- Bertha Swirles, Reminiscences and Discoveries: Harold Jeffreys from 1891 to 1940, Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 301–308 (1992). [2]
See also
References
- ISBN 0-521-82197-5
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40027. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b Administrator (29 January 2015). "Street Naming". www.nwcambridge.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Williams, R. M. (22 December 1999). "Obituary: Bertha Jeffreys". The Independent. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- . Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Presidents of the Association". Mathematical Association. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
Sources
- Obituaries
- R. M. Williams, Obituary: Bertha Jeffreys, The Independent (London), Wednesday, 22 December 1999. [3][4]
- Mary Walmsley, Lady Jeffreys 1903-1999, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 84, No. 500, pp. 321–323 (2000). [5]
- J. A. Hudson, Lady Bertha Swirles, 1903-1999, Astronomy & Geophysics, Vol. 41, No. 3. 36-37 (2000). [6]
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Bertha Swirles Jeffreys", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- CWP at UCLA: Bertha Swirles, Lady Jeffreys
- Portrait by Julia Hedgecoe, 19 March 1998, National Portrait Gallery, London.