Frederick William Lanchester was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and who co-invented the topic of operations research. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Invented: Disc Brake, Article body
On 1 December 1902, Lanchester was awarded Patent No. 26,407 for the disc brake.
In Field: Mechanical Engineering, Introduction
Frederick William Lanchester (23 October 1868-8 March 1946), was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and co-invented the topic of operations research.
In Group: Engine, Steam Power and Railway Engineers, Introduction
Frederick William Lanchester (23 October 1868-8 March 1946), was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and co-invented the topic of operations research.
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Frederick William Lanchester (23 October 1868-8 March 1946), was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and co-invented the topic of operations research.
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