About David Benney
Lived 1930 – 2015 (aged 85). David Benney was a New Zealand and American mathematician, known for Benney moment equations.
David John Benney (8 April 1930 – 9 October 2015) was a New Zealand applied mathematician, known for work on the nonlinear partial differential equations of fluid dynamics.
Education and early life Born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 8 April 1930 to Cecil Henry (Matt) Benney and Phyllis Marjorie Jenkins, Benney was educated at Wellington College. He graduated BSc from Victoria University College in 1950, and MSc from the same institution in 1951. He then went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from where he graduated BA in the Mathematical Tripos in 1954. He was at Canterbury University College for two years as a lecturer,
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Who was David Benney?
New Zealand applied mathematician
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David Benney was born on 8 April 1930 in Wellington.
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David Benney died on 9 October 2015.
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David Benney was a mathematician.
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David Benney was known for Benney moment equations.
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David Benney was New Zealand and American.
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