Frederick W. Lanchester

Frederick William Lanchester, 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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Who was born first?

• Frederick W. Lanchester and Paul Otlet were born the same year
• Frederick W. Lanchester and Mihailo Petrović were born the same year
• Frederick W. Lanchester and Robert W. Wood were born the same year
• Frederick W. Lanchester and Felix Hoffmann were born the same year
• Frederick W. Lanchester was born 1 year after Sakichi Toyoda

Timeline

1. Sakichi ToyodaMarch 19, 1867 – October 30, 1930
2. Felix HoffmannJanuary 21, 1868 – February 8, 1946
3. Frederick W. Lanchester (this page)October 23, 1868 – March 8, 1946
4. Mihailo PetrovićApril 24, 1868 – June 8, 1943
5. Paul OtletAugust 23, 1868 – December 10, 1944
6. Robert W. WoodMay 2, 1868 – August 11, 1955

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