Person
Meyer, Richard Ernst (1919 - 2008)
FAA
- Born
- 23 March 1919
Berlin, Germany - Died
- 6 January 2008
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Summary
Richard E. Meyer was a mathematical physicist who specialized in the physics of fluid motion. His research career began with his doctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, followed by a brief period of employment with the English Ministry of Aircraft Production. He then went to the University of Manchester, where he made his first major research contributions. In 1953 he left Manchester for the University of Sydney. By this time he was established as a theoretical supersonic aerodynamicist and he continued with this work as well as assuming the responsibilities of a research group leader. In 1957 he went to the USA and remained there for the rest of his life, essentially abandoning supersonic aerodynamics in favour of water-wave theory. His work was marked by an ability to analyse the approach to limiting conditions, or singularities, in models of physical processes. From the 1970s, he focused increasingly on developing the mathematical aspects of his work.
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Chronology
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK
- 1947 - 1952
- Career position - ICI Research Fellow, University of Manchester, UK
- 1953 - 1956
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1956
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1956 - 1957
- Career position - Reader, University of Sydney
- 1957 - 1959
- Career position - Associate Professor at Brown University in Providence, USA
- 1959 - 1964
- Career position - Professor at Brown University in Providence, USA
- 1964 - ?
- Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, USA
- 1975
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Queensland
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Stalker, R. J.; and Meyer, E. Nicole, 'Richard Ernst Meyer 1919-2008', Historical Records of Australian Science, 21 (1) (2010), 75-89, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR10002. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11113418. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/109400043. Details
- 'Meyer, Richard Ernst (1919-2008)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473644. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 16 June 2025