| RefNo | EC/1940/05 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIV, 297; A01535 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Cook, Gilbert: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Has made fundamental advances in the study of Strength of Materials, particularly concerning the yield-point in metals and the change from the elastic to the plastic state under various systems of combined stress. Has also investigated experimentally the collapse of tubes under external pressure and confirmed a theory of elastic stability. Has also dealt with a number of other engineering problems and undertaken important researches for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and for the War Office. |
| Proposers | H J Gough; R V Southwell; L N G Filon; H L Guy; C E Inglis; C H Desch; G I Taylor; L Bairstow; E V Appleton; H T Tizard; O W Richardson |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3263 | Cook; Gilbert (1885 - 1951) | 1885 - 1951 |