William Froude, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Froude

British engineer and naval architect

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1810

Place of Birth: Devon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-May-1879

Profession: engineer, physicist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

William Froude (; 28 November 1810 in Devon – 4 May 1879 in Simonstown, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect.
He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships (such as the hull speed equation) and for predicting their stability.