Adrian Bowyer
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Adrian Bowyer (ˈboʊjər) is a British engineer and mathematician, currently an academic at the University of Bath
.
Born in 1952 in London, Bowyer is the older child of the late Rosemary and John Bowyer; the latter was a writer, painter and one of the founders of Zisman, Bowyer and Partners, consulting engineers. Bowyer was educated at Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis
and Imperial College London
.
In 1977 he joined the Mathematics Department at the University of Bath
. Shortly after that he received a doctorate from Imperial College London
for research in friction-induced vibration. Whilst working in the Mathematics Department he invented (at the same time as David Watson) the algorithm for computing Voronoi diagram
s that bears their names (the Bowyer–Watson algorithm).
He is currently a senior lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Bath and a director of RepRap Ltd. He invented the RepRap Project
- an open-source self-replicating 3D printer. The Guardian
said of this, "[RepRap] has been called the invention that will bring down global capitalism, start a second industrial revolution and save the environment..."
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
.
Born in 1952 in London, Bowyer is the older child of the late Rosemary and John Bowyer; the latter was a writer, painter and one of the founders of Zisman, Bowyer and Partners, consulting engineers. Bowyer was educated at Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is a coastal town in West Dorset, England, situated 25 miles west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. The town lies in Lyme Bay, on the English Channel coast at the Dorset-Devon border...
and Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
.
In 1977 he joined the Mathematics Department at the University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
. Shortly after that he received a doctorate from Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
for research in friction-induced vibration. Whilst working in the Mathematics Department he invented (at the same time as David Watson) the algorithm for computing Voronoi diagram
Voronoi diagram
In mathematics, a Voronoi diagram is a special kind of decomposition of a given space, e.g., a metric space, determined by distances to a specified family of objects in the space...
s that bears their names (the Bowyer–Watson algorithm).
He is currently a senior lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Bath and a director of RepRap Ltd. He invented the RepRap Project
RepRap Project
The RepRap project is an initiative to develop a 3D printer that can print most of its own components...
- an open-source self-replicating 3D printer. The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
said of this, "[RepRap] has been called the invention that will bring down global capitalism, start a second industrial revolution and save the environment..."