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'''Prof Sir Bernard Crossland''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (20 October 1923 |
'''Prof Sir Bernard Crossland''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (20 October 1923 London England– 17 January 2011) was an engineering educator with a career spanning some seven decades. He was made a [[Freedom_of_the_City#Freedom_of_the_City_of_London|Freeman of the City of London]] in 1987 and was [[knight]]ed in 1990 for services to Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/science-obituaries/8277255/Professor-Sir-Bernard-Crossland.html| title=Professor Sir Bernard Crossland| work=The Telegraph| date=23 January 2011| location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/20/bernard-crossland-obituary| title=Sir Bernard Crossland obituary| author=Adrian Long| work=The Guardian| date= 20 February 2011| location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12225942| title=Engineer Bernard Crossland dies| work=BBC| date=19 January 2011}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Upon leaving [[Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys]] in 1940 he gained employment as an [[engineering apprentice]] with [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]], gaining his education through part-time study culminating in the award of a [[PhD]] from the [[University of bristol|University of Bristol]] in 1953. |
Crossland was born in London, England. Upon leaving [[Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys]] in 1940 he gained employment as an [[engineering apprentice]] with [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]], gaining his education through part-time study culminating in the award of a [[PhD]] from the [[University of bristol|University of Bristol]] in 1953. |
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His teaching career began at [[Luton]] Technical College in 1945, and, after teaching at [[University of Bristol|Bristol University]] he became Professor of [[mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]] at [[QUB|The Queen's University of Belfast]], where he went on to act as [[Pro Vice-Chancellor|Pro-Vice Chancellor]] before his retirement in 1982. He was president of the [[Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] in 1986. |
His teaching career began at [[Luton]] Technical College in 1945, and, after teaching at [[University of Bristol|Bristol University]] he became Professor of [[mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]] at [[QUB|The Queen's University of Belfast]], where he went on to act as [[Pro Vice-Chancellor|Pro-Vice Chancellor]] before his retirement in 1982. He was president of the [[Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] in 1986. |
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Revision as of 23:04, 19 January 2012
Prof Sir Bernard Crossland CBE, FRS (20 October 1923 London England– 17 January 2011) was an engineering educator with a career spanning some seven decades. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1987 and was knighted in 1990 for services to Northern Ireland.[1][2][3]
Life
Crossland was born in London, England. Upon leaving Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in 1940 he gained employment as an engineering apprentice with Rolls-Royce, gaining his education through part-time study culminating in the award of a PhD from the University of Bristol in 1953.
His teaching career began at Luton Technical College in 1945, and, after teaching at Bristol University he became Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Queen's University of Belfast, where he went on to act as Pro-Vice Chancellor before his retirement in 1982. He was president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1986.
After retirement, Sir Bernard became involved in the investigation of several accidents, the most noteworthy of which was the King's Cross Fire where he headed up the scientific committee which established the cause of the fire and made recommendations to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again.
In his later years, Sir Bernard served as an Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen's University of Belfast, where a building, housing the Computer Science department, is named after him.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979, appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1980 and knighted in 1990.[4]
References
- ^ "Professor Sir Bernard Crossland". The Telegraph. London. 23 January 2011.
- ^ Adrian Long (20 February 2011). "Sir Bernard Crossland obituary". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Engineer Bernard Crossland dies". BBC. 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Professor Sir Bernard Crossland". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 January 2011.
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- 1923 births
- 2011 deaths
- People associated with Queen's University Belfast
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- People from Sydenham
- Academics of the University of Bristol
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Knights Bachelor
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Rolls-Royce people
- People educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys