Sir James Lighthill, one of the great mathematical scientists of the 20th century, died close to the end of his ΓΏfth swim (over a 25-year period) around the Isle of Sark. He died of heart failure while undertaking one of his life's joys-long-distance swimming, often around islands. Few people know a
Sir James Lighthill
β Scribed by Renuka Ravindran
- Book ID
- 107589678
- Publisher
- Indian Academy of Sciences
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 457 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0971-8044
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