Christopher Cockerell
Sir Christopher Cockerell | |
|---|---|
Memorial to Cockerell at Hythe, Hampshire | |
| Born | 4 June 1910 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 1 June 1999 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Known for | Hovercraft |
| Spouse |
Margaret Belsham
(m. 1937; died 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society RDI Elmer A. Sperry Award Royal Medal (1966) Albert Medal (1966) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell (4 June 1910 – 1 June 1999) was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft.