1. Leslie Fox was a British mathematician noted for his contribution to numerical analysis.
17 Facts About Leslie Fox
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Leslie Fox worked on the numerical solution of partial differential equations at a time when numerical linear algebra was performed on a desk calculator.
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On gaining his doctorate in 1942, Leslie Fox joined the Admiralty Computing service.
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Leslie Fox left the National Physical Laboratory in 1956 and spent a year at the University of California.
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In 1957 Leslie Fox took up an appointment at Oxford University where he set up the Oxford University Computing Laboratory.
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In 1963, Leslie Fox was appointed as Professor of Numerical Analysis at Oxford and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.
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Leslie Fox's laboratory at Oxford was one of the founding organisations of the Numerical Algorithms Group, and Leslie Fox was a dedicated supporter of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
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Leslie Fox's contributions were particularly notable because he combined practical skills with theoretical advances in relaxation methods, which were to become important areas of research in numerical analysis.
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Leslie Fox worked on procedures for solving differential equations in which the accuracy of the solution is estimated using asymptotic estimates.
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Leslie Fox was interested in the treatment of singularities in partial differential equations, the Stefan problem and other cases of free and moving boundaries.
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Leslie Fox played a significant part in the early days of the Numerical Algorithms Group, which set out as a collaborative venture between Oxford, Nottingham and Manchester to provide a reliable and well-tested mathematical subroutine library.
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The Oxford University Computing Laboratory was one of the founder members of NAG when it started in 1970; Leslie Fox supported it strongly and he became a member of its council when the Group was incorporated in 1976 continuing in this capacity until 1984.
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Leslie Fox was an active member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications from its beginnings, as a member of the Council and as an editor first of the main IMA Journal and later the specialised Journal of Numerical Analysis, started in 1981.
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Leslie Fox's interests extended to mathematics in schools and he participated the development of the School Mathematics Project, and was active in the local branch of the Mathematical Association, of which he was President in 1964.
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Leslie Fox's mother was Annie Vincent and his father was Job Senior Fox who was a coalminer.
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Leslie Fox was a keen sportsman and played football for the university Football Club as well as for Oxford City Football Club.
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Leslie Fox, who had enjoyed good health up to 1981, suffered from heart problems during his retirement and died from a ruptured aneurysm in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, in 1992.