Background
Adicoff, Arnold was born on October 13, 1923 in New York City. Son of Louis and Rebecca (Brower) Adicoff.
Adicoff, Arnold was born on October 13, 1923 in New York City. Son of Louis and Rebecca (Brower) Adicoff.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1955.
Project leader, Air Reduction Company, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1954-1956;
research engineer, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1956-1957;
chemist, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1957-1968;
with, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, 1957-1983;
head polymer science branch, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, 1968-1979;
associate head chemistry division, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, 1973-1979;
senior scientist, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, 1982-1983;
associate director research, Office Deputy Under Secretary Defense, Washington, 1979-1981 (detached duty);
technical advisor propulsion, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, 1981-1982 (detached duty);
scientist, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, California, 1983-1995;
retired, 1995. Consultant Space Ordnance Systems, Canyon Country, California, 1982-1983. Chairman subcommittee JANNAF Structure and Mech.
Behavior, 1968, 73, 75-78.
Served as corporal United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Research Society of America.
Married Margaret Carroll Farrer, January 27, 1950. Children: Keith David, Laurie Carroll.