Leonard Rotherham
Leonard Rotherham | |
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| Born | 31 August 1913 Horningsham, Wiltshire, England |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Metallurgy |
Leonard "Larry" Rotherham
metallurgist and vice chancellor of the University of Bath.[2] He led the team which investigated the de Havilland Comet airliner crashes caused by metal fatigue around the windows.[3]
He was educated at
Imperial College, London and a director of Chemring plc
.
He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1963 and appointed a
CBE in 1970. He was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) by the University of Bath in 1976.[4]
He married Nora Thompson in 1937 (and who died in 1991) and they had one son and two daughters.[3]
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- ^ a b c Bullamore, Tim (11 April 2001). "Obituaries: Leonard Rotherham". The Independent.[dead link]
- ^ "Honorary Graduates 1966 to 1988 | University of Bath". Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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