Alan Arnold Griffith

Alan Arnold Griffith ( born June 13, 1893 in London, † October 13, 1963 ) was a British engineer who was particularly known for his work on the material fatigue (1920 ) and jet engines ( 1926). He worked from 1939 to 1960 as head of engine development at Rolls -Royce where he developed pioneering engines such as the Rolls- Royce Avon and the Rolls- Royce Soar. Also notable is his contribution to the study of glasses. The ( mathematically derived ) thesis that the fracture of a brittle solid body resulting from a surface defect was important basis for exploring the structure and strength of glasses.

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  • Flight October 24, 1963
  • Engineer, inventor, engineer
  • Person (gas turbine)
  • Briton
  • Born in 1893
  • Died in 1963
  • Man
Rolls-Royce Avon Rolls-Royce Soar
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