modernisation committee in 1946. Knighted in 1945, he spent his later years developing his theories on the education of engineers and wrote a textbook on applied mechanics. He has been described as the greatest teacher of engineering of his time and has a building named in his honour at Cambridge University.

Early life and career

Charles Inglis was the second son of Dr. Alexander Inglis (a general practitioner in Worcester)

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