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Professor Douglas Jones MBE, FRS, FRSE (10 January 1922–29 November 2013) was a mathematician known for his work in the field of electromagnetism.
He was described by The Scotsman as "one of the most outstanding British mathematicians of his generation".
Life
Jones was born 10 January 1922 in Corby Northamptonshire, and was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School. He was the eldest of four children.
In 1940, Jones began studying at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University.
In his spare time, Jones was known to enjoy golf, walking and photography. He and his wife Ivy had two children.
Career
After joining the RAF in 1942, he led a research team looking at equipment for night fighter operations. Awarded MBE in 1945 for his work with the RAF.
Jones graduated MA from Oxford in 1947, and then worked as a lecturer at Manchester University. In 1957 he was appointed chair of Mathematics at the University of Keele.
During his time at Keele, Jones wrote the book The Theory of Electromagnetism which established him as a leader in this field.
In 1965, Jones was appointed to the Ivory Chair of Applied Mathematics at Queen's College, Dundee, then part of the University of St Andrews, but which became the University of Dundee in 1967.
Jones retired from the University of Dundee in 1992, gaining the title Emeritus Professor.
Honours and awards [4]
- 1945: Awarded MBE
- 1967: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 1968: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society
- Awarded Honorary D.Sc by the University of Strathclyde
- Elected an Honorary Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- Awarded Marconi prize of the Institute of Electrical Engineers
- Awarded van der Pol Gold Medal of the International Union of Radio Science
- 1973: Awarded Keith Prize of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
- 1987: Awarded Naylor Prize and Lectureship of the London Mathematical Society
Publications
- Electrical and Mechanical Oscillations (1961)
- Theory of Electromagnetism (1964)
- Generalised Functions (1966)
- Introductory Analysis (vol. 1, 1969; vol 2, 1970)
- Methods in Electromagnetic Wave Propagation (1979, 2nd edn 1994)
- Elementary Information Theory (1979)
- The Theory of Generalised Functions (1982)
- Differential Equations and Mathematical Biology (1983, 3rd edn 2010)
- Acoustic and Electromagnetic Waves (1986)
- Assembly Programming and the 8086 Microprocessor (1988)
- 80×86 Assembly Programming (1991)
- Introduction to Asymptotics (1997)