Lyon was born in 1896 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire.
Lyon lahir pada tahun 1896 di Market Weighton, Yorkshire.
Hilda Lyon attended Beverley High School and then in 1915 went to Newnham College, Cambridge, from which she obtained a MA in mathematics.
Hilda Lyon menempuh pendidikan di Beverley High School dan kemudian pada tahun 1915 melanjutkan ke Newnham College, Universitas Cambridge, di mana ia meraih gelar MA dalam matematika.
After graduating, Lyon took an Air Ministry course in aeroplane stress-analysis and then obtained a job as a technical assistant.
Setelah lulus, Lyon mengikuti kursus di Air Ministry tentang analisis tekanan pesawat dan kemudian mendapatkan pekerjaan sebagai asisten teknis.
She saw no prospect of promotion or more responsibility "for a woman mathematician" in this job, so she and her sister quit their jobs and went to Switzerland for six weeks.
Namun, ia tidak melihat peluang untuk promosi atau tanggung jawab lebih besar "bagi seorang matematikawan wanita" dalam pekerjaannya saat itu, sehingga ia dan saudara perempuannya mengundurkan diri dan pergi ke Swiss selama enam minggu.
In 1918, Lyon worked as an Aircraft Technical Assistant for Siddeley-Deasy.
Pada tahun 1918, Lyon bekerja sebagai Asisten Teknis Pesawat untuk Siddeley-Deasy.
She moved to George Parnall & Co. in 1920.
Ia kemudian pindah ke George Parnall & Co. pada tahun 1920.
Around 1922, Lyon was admitted as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Sekitar tahun 1922, Lyon diterima sebagai Associate Fellow dari Royal Aeronautical Society.
From 1925 onwards, she was a member of technical staff at the Royal Airship Works in Cardington, helping to develop the R101 rigid airship through her work on aerodynamics.
Sejak tahun 1925, ia menjadi anggota staf teknis di Royal Airship Works di Cardington, berkontribusi dalam pengembangan R101 kapal udara kaku melalui pekerjaannya dalam aerodinamika.
In 1930, Lyon was awarded the R38 Memorial Prize by the Royal Aeronautical Society for her paper "The Strength of Transverse Frames of Rigid Airships".
Pada tahun 1930, Lyon dianugerahi Penghargaan Memorial R38 oleh Royal Aeronautical Society untuk makalahnya yang berjudul "Kekuatan Kerangka Melintang Kapal Udara Kaku".
Lyon's work involved travel to America, Canada, and Germany.
Pekerjaan Lyon membawanya ke Amerika Serikat, Kanada, dan Jerman.
In 1930 she went to America on a Mary Ewart Travelling Scholarship and took up studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was first permitted to use a wind tunnel.
Pada tahun 1930, ia pergi ke Amerika dengan beasiswa Mary Ewart Travelling Scholarship dan melanjutkan studi di Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), di mana ia pertama kali diperbolehkan menggunakan terowongan angin.
In 1932, she submitted a thesis on "The Effect of Turbulence on the Drag of Airship Models" to obtain her MSc.
Pada tahun 1932, ia menyerahkan tesis berjudul "Pengaruh Turbulensi terhadap Hambatan Model Kapal Udara" untuk mendapatkan gelar MSc.
After submitting her thesis, Lyon went to Göttingen in Germany, and conducted research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft für Strömungsforschung with Ludwig Prandtl.
Setelah menyelesaikan tesisnya, Lyon pergi ke Göttingen, Jerman, dan melakukan penelitian di Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft für Strömungsforschung bersama Ludwig Prandtl.
After her return to Britain, Lyon spent time at home as a carer, keeping up with her research at the same time by using the libraries of the University of Hull and the University of Leeds and by visiting the National Physical Laboratory and the Royal Aircraft Establishment.
Sepulangnya ke Inggris, Lyon menghabiskan waktu di rumah sebagai perawat bagi keluarganya, namun tetap melanjutkan risetnya dengan mengakses perpustakaan Universitas Hull dan Universitas Leeds, serta mengunjungi National Physical Laboratory dan Royal Aircraft Establishment.
From 1937, Lyon returned to full-time aerodynamic research as a Principal Scientific Officer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough.
Sejak tahun 1937, Lyon kembali bekerja penuh waktu dalam penelitian aerodinamika sebagai Principal Scientific Officer di Royal Aircraft Establishment di Farnborough.
Lyon died on 2 December 1946 following an operation.
Lyon meninggal pada 2 Desember 1946 setelah menjalani operasi.
Lyon's biography was published by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography on 9 May 2019 as part of their support for the Women's Engineering Society's centenary, and a new book has been published about Hilda's life and work.
Biografi Lyon diterbitkan oleh Oxford Dictionary of National Biography pada 9 Mei 2019 sebagai bagian dari dukungan mereka terhadap peringatan seratus tahun Women's Engineering Society.
In 2021, St Mary's Church in Beverley, East Yorkshire announced their intention of installing a stone carving of Hilda Lyon as part of a programme of celebrating women in the restoration of the stonework of the medieval church.
Pada tahun 2021, Gereja St Mary di Beverley, East Yorkshire mengumumkan rencana mereka untuk memasang ukiran batu Hilda Lyon sebagai bagian dari program peringatan tokoh perempuan dalam proyek restorasi batuan gereja abad pertengahan tersebut.
The other eight figures include fellow engineer and WES member Amy Johnson, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Seacole, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Helen Sharman and Ada Lovelace.
Delapan tokoh lainnya yang akan diabadikan dalam ukiran batu ini termasuk sesama insinyur dan anggota Women's Engineering Society, Amy Johnson, serta Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Seacole, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Helen Sharman, dan Ada Lovelace.