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Bruce Bilby
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Bruce Alexander Bilby
3 September 1922 |
| Died | 20 November 2013 (aged 91) |
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Bruce Alexander Bilby (born September 3, 1922 – died November 20, 2013) was a very smart British engineer. He was a mechanical engineer, which means he studied how machines work. He was also a respected professor at the University of Sheffield.
About Bruce Bilby
Bruce Bilby was born in 1922. He went to Dover Grammar School for Boys. This is where he got his early education.
He became a mechanical engineer. This job involves designing and building machines. It also involves understanding how materials work.
Professor Bilby taught at two important universities. He worked at the University of Birmingham. Later, he became a professor at the University of Sheffield. He was a professor there from 1966 to 1984. His special area was the theory of materials.
He worked with another famous scientist, Alan Cottrell. Bruce Bilby was also a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honor for scientists in the United Kingdom.
He passed away in 2013. He was 91 years old.
