Anthony James Merrill Spencer

Born

Anthony James Merrill Spencer

(1929-08-23)23 August 1929

Died26 February 2008(2008-02-26) (aged 78)

Almamater

• University of Cambridge
• University of Keele
• University of Birmingham (PhD)

AwardsFRS (1987)^[1]

Tony Spencer
Born	Anthony James Merrill Spencer (1929-08-23)23 August 1929
Died	26 February 2008(2008-02-26) (aged 78)
Alma mater	University of Cambridge University of Keele University of Birmingham (PhD)
Awards	FRS (1987)[1]
Scientific career
Institutions	Brown University University of Nottingham
Thesis	The solution of plane plastic-elastic problems by relaxation methods, with applications to the theory of brittle fracture  (1955)
Doctoral advisor	Ian Sneddon[2]

Anthony James Merrill Spencer (23 August 1929 — 26 January 2008) FRS^[1] was an applied mathematician whose main field of research was in understanding and predicting the mechanical behaviour of advanced materials.^[2][3]