After being awarded a doctorate for a thesis Cavitation in liquids he was elected in 1955 to a fellowship at King's College, Cambridge. However he had published results before this, namely a joint paper with Lighthill on surface waves.
Pagkatapos na iginawad ng isang titulo ng doktor para sa isang sanaysay Cavitation sa pitsel siya ay elected in 1955 sa isang relasyon sa King's College, Cambridge. Gayunman siya ay nai-publish na mga resulta bago ito, namely ng isang pinagsamang papel na may Lighthill sa ibabaw waves.