Cayley, George (1773 - 1854)

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George Cayley was professor and rector at Cambridge University in the period of 1838-1854 by carrying out an intense activity for teaching and research in several fields of engineering. He was a personality of reference in his time within national frames because of a recognized reputation of his works that still today are considered of fundamental importance in aeronautics engineering as pioneer of aeronautic engineering

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Curriculum vitae

* 1773	Scarborough	born
1793		degree at High School of Hackney College
1815		Co-founder of Royal Polytechnic Institution (today Westminster University)
1832 - 1835		member of UK Parliament
1838 - 1854		Rector of Westminster University
† 1854	Brompton	died

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Industrial Revolution, ca. 1780-1850

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Cayley, George (1773 - 1854)