Martin Lowson

Martin Lowson
Born
Martin Vincent Lowson

5 January 1938
Totteridge, England
Died15 June 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 75)
OccupationEngineer

Professor Martin Lowson (5 January 1938 – 14 June 2013) was an aeronautical engineer. He held a number of senior academic appointments in UK and US universities, was a co-patentee of the BERP helicopter rotor system, and also made a significant contribution to the development of personal rapid transport systems.

Biography

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Martin Vincent Lowson[1] was born in Totteridge, Hertfordshire, on 5 January 1938.[2]

He attended The King's School in Worcester, after which he became an apprentice with Vickers-Armstrong.[3] Lowson gained a PhD in 1963,[2] after which he spent a year in the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research, where he worked on aero-acoustics.[1] In this year he produced a number of important papers on noise generation which are still regarded as fundamental in the field as of 2013.[4]

Lowson married Ann Pennicutt in 1961.[5] They had two children, Sarah and Jonathan.[1] Lowson's interests included squash and bluegrass music.[5]

Lowson died of a stroke[6] on 14 June 2013, at the age of 75.[2]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Professor Martin Lowson, 1938-2013". University of Bristol. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary, Professor Martin Lowson". The Times. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Martin Lowson". University of Southampton. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Obituary - Martin Lowson". Times Higher Education (THE). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b Who's Who 2013. A&C Black of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Martin Lowson, Inventor, Entrepreneur and Friend". PRT Consulting. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.