Phyllis Nicolson

Phyllis Nicolson
Born
Phyllis Lockett

(1917-09-21)21 September 1917
Macclesfield, England
Died6 October 1968(1968-10-06) (aged 51)
Sheffield, England
Alma materManchester University
Known forCrank–Nicolson method
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Physics
Thesis Three Problems in Theoretical Physics

Phyllis Nicolson (21 September 1917 – 6 October 1968) was a British mathematician and physicist best known for her work on the Crank–Nicolson method together with John Crank.