Lewis Fry Richardson
(1881-1953)
English meteorologist and mathematician
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Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (11 October 1881 – 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical techniques of weather forecasting, and the application of similar techniques to studying the causes of wars and how to prevent them. He is also noted for his pioneering work concerning fractals and a method for solving a system of linear equations known as modified Richardson iteration.
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Lewis Fry Richardson 11 October 1881 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK
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30 September 1953 (aged 71) Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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