Brian Hilton Flowers FLOWERS

Background

FLOWERS, Brian Hilton Flowers was born on September 13, 1924 in Blackburn, Lancashire. Son of late Reverend Harold,). Flowers and of Marion V. (nee Hilton) Flowers.

Education

Bishop Gore Grammar School, Swansea, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and University of Birmingham.

Career

Joined staff Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell 1946, Head of Theoretical Physics Division 1952-1958. Professor, of Theoretical Physics. Manchester University 1958-1961, Langworthy Professor, of Physics 1961-1972.

Chairman Science Research Council 1967-1973.

Rector Imperial College, of Science and Technology, London 1973-1985. Chairman Computer Board for Universities and Research Councils 1966-1970.

President Institute of Physics 1972-1974, European Science Foundation 1974-1980, National Society for Clean Air 1977-1979. Chairman Royal Commission, on Environmental Pollution 1973-1976, Standing Commission, on Energy and the Environment 1978-1981, University of London Working Party on future of medicine and dentistry teaching resources 1979-1980, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Prins. of the University of the United Kingdom 1983-1985.

Founder-member Academia Europaea 1988.

Vice-Chairman Association of Commonwealth Universities 1987-1990. Chairman House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology since 1989, Nuffield Foundation since 1987. Fellow Physical Society 1956, Institute of Physics 1961, Institute of Electrical Engineers 1975.

Fellow, Royal College, of Art 1983.

Honorary Fellow (Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge) 1974, (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) 1985. Honorary Doctor of Science (Sussex) 1968, (Wales) 1972, (Leicester) 1973, (Manchester) 1973, (Liverpool) 1974, (Bristol) 1982, (Oxford) 1985, (University of Ireland) 1990.

Honorary Doctor of Science (Dublin) 1984. Honorary Doctor of Laws (Dundee) 1985, (Glasgow) 1987.

Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Nova Scotia) 1983.

Chevalier Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur 1975, Officier 1981. Rutherford.

Works

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• book

  • Properties of Matter

    (The Manchester Physics Series is a collection of textbook...)

• Other Work

  • An Introduction to Numerical Methods in C++

    (Designed for the many applied mathematicians and engineer...)

Membership

Royal Irish Academy 1976. Swiss Academy, of Engineering Sciences 1986.

Interests

• Music, walking, computing, painting, gardening. Address. 53 Athenaeum Road, London, N20 9AL, England. Telephone: 081-446 5993.

Connections

Married Mary Frances Behrens in 1951.

Father:

late Reverend Harold ,). Flowers

Mother:

of Marion V. (nee Hilton) Flowers

Spouse:

Mary Frances Behrens