List of Lucasian Professors
Year appointed | Name | Speciality |
---|---|---|
1663 | Isaac Barrow | Classics and mathematics |
1669 | Isaac Newton | Mathematics and physics |
1702 | William Whiston | Mathematics |
1711 | Nicholas Saunderson | Mathematics |
1739 | John Colson | Mathematics |
1760 | Edward Waring | Mathematics |
1798 | Isaac Milner | Mathematics and chemistry |
1820 | Robert Woodhouse | Mathematics |
1822 | Thomas Turton | Mathematics |
1826 | George Biddell Airy | Astronomy |
1828 | Charles Babbage | Mathematics and computing |
1839 | Joshua King | Mathematics |
1849 | George Gabriel Stokes | Physics and fluid mechanics |
1903 | Joseph Larmor | Physics |
1932 | Paul Dirac | Physics |
1969 | James Lighthill | Fluid mechanics |
1979 | Stephen Hawking | Theoretical physics and cosmology |
2009 | Michael Green | Theoretical physics |
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