1885 Born in London Educated: Rugby School 1903-1906 Trinity College, Cambridge 1927 Fellow of the Royal Society 1943 Hon. L.L.D. Birmingham 1944-45 President of the Institution of Mecanical Engineers 1948 Knighted 1974 Died Honours and Distinctions Rumford Medal, Royal Society James Watt Medal and James Clayton Prize, Institution of Mechanical Engineers Lanchester and Crompton Medals, Institution of Automobile Engineers Horning Medal, American Society of Automotive Engineers Ewing Medal, Institution of Civil Engineers |