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Frederick Henry Todd
Frederick Henry Todd
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In 1940 he became professor of naval architecture at Durham University and returned to the National Physical Laboratory in 1942 as deputy superintendent of the Ship Division. While at the National Physical Laboratory during World War II, he directed all model experiments and crew training in connection with the design of the artificial harbors used in the D-Day 237
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In 1967 he received the Davidson Medal from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers for outstanding scientific accomplishment in ship research. In Edition to the foregoing awards, he received the 1931 Gold Medal from the North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Newcastle upon Tyne, for work in ship vibration; premiums of
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He was also an active participant in two main scientific associations concerned with hydrodynamic and ship research of towing tanks: the International Towing Tank Conference, of which he served as president from 1960 to 1962, and the American Towing Tank Conference, of which he was chairman from 1953 to 1956. He served the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers on seven technical committees, was a member of the Council, and served on the technical committee for the 1968 Diamond Jubilee International Meeting.
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