Gerald B. Whitham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerald B. Whitham

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Halifax, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Jan-2014

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Gerald Beresford Whitham (13 December 1927 – 26 January 2014) was a British–born American applied mathematician and the Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied Mathematics (Emeritus) of Applied & Computational Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology.
He received his Ph.D.
from the University of Manchester in 1953 under the direction of Sir James Lighthill.
He is known for his work in fluid dynamics and waves.