Stanley Hooker
Stanley Hooker | |
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Sir Stanley Hooker | |
| Born | Stanley George Hooker 30 September 1907 Sheerness, Kent, England |
| Died | 24 May 1984 (aged 76) |
| Education | Borden Grammar School, Imperial College, Brasenose College |
| Spouses | Margaret Bradbury
(m. 1937; div. 1950)Kate Maria Pope (m. 1950) |
| Parent(s) | William Henry Hooker Ellen Mary Russell |
| Engineering career | |
| Institutions | Rolls-Royce Limited Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Projects | Rolls-Royce Derwent, Rolls-Royce Nene, Bristol Olympus, Bristol Orpheus, Bristol Siddeley Pegasus |
| Significant advance | Aircraft engines |
| Awards | Wilhelm Exner Medal (1982). |
Sir Stanley George Hooker, CBE, FRS, DPhil, BSc, FRAeS, MIMechE, FAAAS (30 September 1907 – 24 May 1984), was an English mathematician and jet engine engineer. He was employed first at Rolls-Royce where he worked on the earliest designs such as the Welland and Derwent, and later at Bristol Aero Engines where he helped bring the troubled Proteus turboprop and the Olympus turbojet to market. He then designed the famous Pegasus vectored thrust turbofan used in the Hawker Siddeley Harrier.