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Apr 19, 1931 South Shields, England, United Kingdom Died on 15 Jul 2008 (aged 77)
British mathematician
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About Derek W. Moore
- Derek William Moore (19 April 1931 – 15 July 2008) was a British mathematician.
- He was born in South Shields, where his father was a head of department at the nautical college.
- He was educated at the local grammar school and Jesus College, Cambridge.
- In 1956 he began research into theoretical fluid dynamics at the Cavendish Laboratory, followed by spells at Bristol University and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in New York.
- In 1967 he moved to Imperial College London to become a Professor of Applied Mathematics, holding the post for the rest of his career.In 2001, he was awarded the Senior Whitehead Prize by the London Mathematical Society.
- He was a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
