Douglas Samuel Jones

Professor Douglas Jones MBE, FRS, FRSE (10 January 1922 - 29 November 2013) was a mathematician described by The Scotsman as "one of the most outstanding British mathematicians of his generation". He was known for his work in the field of electromagnetism.

Life

Jones was born 10 January 1922 in Corby Northamptonshire, and was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School.

In 1940, Jones began studying at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University.

In his spare time, Jones was known to enjoy golf, walking and photography.

Career

After joining the RAF in 1942, he led a research team looking at equipment for night fighter operations. Awarded MBE in 1945 for his work with the RAF.

Jones graduated MA from Oxford in 1947, and then worked as a lecturer at Manchester University. In 1957 he was appointed chair of Mathematics at the University of Keele.

During his time at Keele, Jones wrote the book The Theory of Electromagnetism which established him as a leader in this field.

In 1965, Jones was appointed the Ivory Chair of Applied Mathematics at Queen's College in the University of St Andrews.

Jones retired in 1992, gaining the title Emeritus Professor.

Publications

• Electrical and Mechanical Oscillations (1961)
• Theory of Electromagnetism (1964)
• Generalised Functions (1966)
• Introductory Analysis (vol. 1, 1969; vol 2, 1970)
• Methods in Electromagnetic Wave Propagation (1979, 2nd edn 1994)
• Elementary Information Theory (1979)
• The Theory of Generalised Functions (1982)
• Differential Equations and Mathematical Biology (1983, 3rd edn 2010)
• Acoustic and Electromagnetic Waves (1986)
• Assembly Programming and the 8086 Microprocessor (1988)
• 80×86 Assembly Programming (1991)
• Introduction to Asymptotics (1997)

See also

• Article from German language Wikipedia w:de:Douglas Samuel Jones