Bertram Hopkinson

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Bertram Hopkinson (1874-1918) was a patent lawyer and Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University. In this position he researched flames, explosions and metallurgy and became a pioneer designer of the internal combustion engine.

During WW1 he joined the Royal Engineers and opened a research establishment at Orfordness where he and his team researched weapons, sights, and ammunition. He learnt to fly and died in 1918 when his Bristol Fighter crashed en route to London.

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• Biography at the University of Cambridge