Mathematician:Anthony James Merrill Spencer

Tony Spencer was a mathematician working mainly in the field of material mechanics.

Nationality
British

History

 * Born: 23 Aug 1929, Birmingham, England
 * Died: 26 Jan 2008, Nottingham, England

Books, Publications, etc.

 * 1958: The theory of matrix polynomials and its application to the mechanics of isotropic continua (with Ronald Rivlin)
 * 1958: Finite integrity bases for five or fewer symmetric 3 × 3 matrices (with Ronald Rivlin)
 * 1959: The stability of a circular cylinder under finite extension and torsion (with Albert Green)
 * 1959: The mechanics of non-linear materials with memory II (with Albert Green and Ronald Rivlin)
 * 1973: Deformation of Fibre-Reinforced Materials
 * 1977: (with others)
 * 1980: Continuum mechanics (reprinted 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 2004)
 * 2005: Exact solutions for a thick elastic plate with a thin elastic surface layer