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George Batchelor: a personal tribute, ten years on

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2010

H. K. MOFFATT
H. K. MOFFATT*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK
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†Email address for correspondence: hkm2@damtp.cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

Ten years have elapsed since the passing of George Keith Batchelor (8 March 1920–30 March 2000), formerly Professor of Fluid Dynamics at the University of Cambridge, and Founder Editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. It is fitting to remind the readers of this Journal what a great scientist he was, both in respect of his own contributions to our subject, and even more in respect of his inspirational influence on generations of research students and younger colleagues, and also more widely on the international stage, on which he was a revered, if sometimes controversial, personality.

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Batchelor and Crighton Commemorative Talks
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 663 , 25 November 2010 , pp. 2 - 7
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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