Christopher Cockerell
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell CBE RDI FRS (4 June 1910 – 1 June 1999) was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft.
Christopher Cockerell | |
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Memorial to Cockerell at Hythe, Hampshire | |
| Born | 4 June 1910 'Wayside', Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, England |
| Died | 1 June 1999 (aged 88) Hythe, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Known for | Hovercraft |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society RDI Elmer A. Sperry Award Royal Medal (1966) Albert Medal (1966) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
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