Bruce Alexander Bilby FRS[1] (3 September 1922 – 20 November 2013) was a British mechanical engineer, and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield.[2][3]

Bruce Bilby
Born
Bruce Alexander Bilby

(1922-09-03)3 September 1922
Died20 November 2013(2013-11-20) (aged 91)
AwardsFRS[1]
Scientific career
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Life

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He was a graduate of Dover Grammar School for Boys.

He once taught at University of Birmingham[4] and was the Professor of the Theory of Materials at the University of Sheffield from 1966 to 1984. He was a colleague of Alan Cottrell.

He died aged 91 on 20 November 2013.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Greenwood, Geoffrey Wilson (2014). "Bruce Alexander Bilby 3 September 1922 — 20 November 2013". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 60. Royal Society: 57–73. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2014.0015. S2CID 62010342.
  2. ^ "National and international honours - Our people - Research, business and partnerships - The University of Sheffield". Shef.ac.uk. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ^ Sir Alan Cottrell interviewed by Thomas Lean
  4. ^ "History of the School of Metallurgy and Materials - University of Birmingham". Birmingham.ac.uk. 1 January 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Fellows Directory | Royal Society".