| Tony Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony James Merrill Spencer August 23, 1929 |
| Died | February 26, 2008 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | FRS (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The solution of plane plastic-elastic problems by relaxation methods, with applications to the theory of brittle fracture (1955) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ian Sneddon |
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Anthony James Merrill Spencer (23 August 1929 — 26 January 2008) FRS was an applied mathematician whose main field of research was in understanding and predicting the mechanical behaviour of advanced materials.
Spencer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1987.