William Froude ( 1810 - 1879 )

Birth: Dartington, Devon, England, United Kingdom (28 November 1810) Death: Admiralty House, Simonstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, Africa (04 May 1879) Burial: Naval cemetery, Simonstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, Africa Profession: Mechanical engineer Research Field: Ship hydrodynamics Education: Westminster School; Oriel College, University of Oxford, BA mathematics (1832), MA (1837) Career: Surveyor on the South Eastern Railway (1837); given responsibility for construction of a section of the Bristol and Exeter Railway by Brunel; Vicar's Warden at St Andrew's Church from (1842-1844); constructed bilge keels to prevent rolling in ships; studied resistance and propulsion in water; commissioned to determine the most efficient hull shape; JP for Devon; commissioned by the Admiralty to produce a machine capable of absorbing and measuring the power of large naval engines (1877), he invented, patented and built the world's first water brake dynamometer, sometimes known as the hydraulic dynamometer; died of dysentery; buried with full naval honours Memberships: MICE; AINA; MIMechE Membership: Fellow Election Date: 02/06/1870 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1876.