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Dr. George Hartley Bryan, Sc.D., F.R.S., who died at Bordighera on October 13 at the age of 64, was an authority on thermodynamics and aeronautics.
The only son of Robert Purdie Bryan, of Clare College, Cambridge, he was born at Cambridge on March 1, 1864. A scholar of Peterhouse, he was fifth Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos of 1886 and second Smith's prizeman. In 1889 he was elected to a Fellowship at Peterhouse, which he held until 1895, and was elected Hon. Fellow in 1915. For many years he was professor of pure and applied mathematics at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, resigning the chair in 1926.
Professor Bryan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895 for his work and papers on thermodynamics and other branches of mathematical physics. In 1900, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Naval Architects for his paper "The Action of Bilge Keels," which was described in discussion as a valuable contribution to the theoretics of rolling. He was also known for his pioneering mathematical work relating to problems of aeroplane construction and stability. In "Stability in Aviation," he brought together much original work on this subject, and the conclusions reached were of value in indicating how exact knowledge of the principles of dynamic stability could be applied to the movements of aeroplanes. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1914 and had served as president of the Mathematical Association, the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, and the Cambridge Entomological Society, and was an honorary member of the Calcutta Mathematical Society.
Dr. George Hartley Bryan, Sc.D., F.R.S., who died at Bordighera on October 13 at the age of 64, was an authority on thermodynamics and aeronautics.
The only son of Robert Purdie Bryan, of Clare College, Cambridge, he was born at Cambridge on March 1, 1864. A scholar of Peterhouse, he was fifth Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos of 1886 and second Smith's prizeman. In 1889 he was elected to a Fellowship at Peterhouse, which he held until 1895, and was elected Hon. Fellow in 1915. For many years he was professor of pure and applied mathematics at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, resigning the chair in 1926.
Professor Bryan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895 for his work and papers on thermodynamics and other branches of mathematical physics. In 1900, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Naval Architects for his paper "The Action of Bilge Keels," which was described in discussion as a valuable contribution to the theoretics of rolling. He was also known for his pioneering mathematical work relating to problems of aeroplane construction and stability. In "Stability in Aviation," he brought together much original work on this subject, and the conclusions reached were of value in indicating how exact knowledge of the principles of dynamic stability could be applied to the movements of aeroplanes. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1914 and had served as president of the Mathematical Association, the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, and the Cambridge Entomological Society, and was an honorary member of the Calcutta Mathematical Society.
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