Leonard Bairstow

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Leonard Bairstow

Mathematics

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Measure Theory

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Why Is Leonard Bairstow Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Sir Leonard Bairstow was an English aeronautical engineer. Bairstow is best remembered for his work in aviation and for Bairstow's method for arbitrarily finding the roots of polynomials. Early life and education Bairstow was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, the son of Uriah Bairstow, a wealthy and keen mathematician. As a boy, Leonard went to Queens Road and Moorside Council Schools before going to Heath Grammar School which he attended briefly before going to the Council Secondary School - then known as the Higher Grade School. A scholarship took him to the Royal College of Science where he secured a Whitworth Scholarship which enabled him to carry out research into explosion of gases.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Leonard Bairstow?

Leonard Bairstow is affiliated with the following schools:

• Imperial College London
• University of Manchester