Weinberg, Felix

Felix Weinberg came to Britain after the war and lived with his father. Despite his formal education having been cut short at age twelve, he won a place at university and later become the first professor of Combustion Physics at Imperial College London. He was the author or editor of four books and more than 220 scientific papers. Internationally acknowledged as a leading thinker in his field, he was awarded several awards throughout his lifetime, including the Hugh Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to Combustion Physics. He died in December 2012.