| RefNo | EC/1966/02 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVIII, 2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Benjamin, Thomas Brooke: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | He has shown a remarkable combination of theoretical and experimental ability in tackling a wide range of problems in fluid dynamics, and has distinguished himself as both applied mathematician and engineer. All his work reveals physical insight, great originality and clarity of thought. In a series of definitive and elegant papers, he has made notable contributions to knowledge of open-channel hydraulics, and in particular undular bores, solitary waves and the flow due to obstacles in stream; cavitation in water and the pressure waves from collapsing cavities; the stability of flow near a rigid wall which is either rigidly wavy or flexible; the stability of moving liquid layers on walls; the vortex breakdown phenomenon; and the dynamics of a system of articulated pipes conveying fluid. A list of papers is appended. |
| Proposers | From Personal knowledge: G K Batchelor; J F Baker; W R Hawthorne; M J Lighthill; D Kuchemann; M S Longuet-Higgins; A W Binnie |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA881 | Benjamin; Thomas Brooke (1929 - 1995) | 1929 - 1995 |