Napier Shaw

Napier Shaw
Napier Shaw
Born March 04, 1854
Birmingham, England, UK
Died March 23, 1945
London
Nationality United Kingdom
Fields Meteorologist
Known for Millibar Tephigram

Sir William Napier Shaw FRS, (March 4, 1854 - March 23, 1945), was a British meteorologist.[1] He introduced the air pressure unit millibar, as well as the tephigram, a diagram of temperature changes.

Shaw was born in Birmingham. He studied at the University of Cambridge, where he later, between 1877 and 1906, taught physics. In 1891, he was elected to the Royal Society.[2] In 1915 he was knighted, and in 1923 he was awarded a Royal Medal.

In 1909, he introduced the millibar unit, which was internationally adopted in 1929. In 1915, he developed the tephigram. Shaw also studied air pollution, publishing his book The Smoke Problem of Great Cities in 1925.

Shaw died in London.

References

  1. ^ "Obituary Notice: Shaw, William Napier". Monthly Notices of the RAS 106 (1): 35–37. 1946. Bibcode 1946MNRAS.106...35.. 
  2. ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1907). "SHAW, William Napier". Who's Who, 59: pp. 1591–1592. http://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1592. 

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