Philip Woodward

Philip M. Woodward
Woodward with W5 at the British Horological Institute
Born(1919-09-06)6 September 1919
Died30 January 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 98)
Alma materOxford University
Known forAmbiguity function, sinc function, rect function, comb operator, rep operator, ALGOL 68-R
AwardsLifetime achievement award of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2005)
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications (2009)
Tompion medal of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsSignal processing, computing, horology
InstitutionsTelecommunications Research Establishment, Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Philip Mayne Woodward (6 September 1919 – 30 January 2018) was a British mathematician, radar engineer and horologist. He achieved notable success in all three fields. Before retiring, he was a deputy chief scientific officer at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment of the British Ministry of Defence in Malvern, Worcestershire.