Background
WOLFENDALE, Arnold was born on June 25, 1927. Son of Arnold Wolfendale and Doris Wolfendale.
WOLFENDALE, Arnold was born on June 25, 1927. Son of Arnold Wolfendale and Doris Wolfendale.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Manchester, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Manchester, 1953. Doctor of Science, University Manchester, 1970.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Potchestroom. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Lodz, Poland, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Bucharest, Romania, 2000.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Central Lancashire, Teeside, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Doctor of Science (honorary), Open University, Lancaster, Paisley. Doctor of Science (honorary), Durham University, Boston, 2001.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Bulgaria. Doctor of Science, Turku, Finland.
Assistant lecturer in physics University Manchester, 1951-1953, lecturer in physics, 1954-1955, University Durham, 1956-1958, senior lecturer in physics, 1959-1962, reader in physics, 1963-1964, personal professorship in physics, 1965-1972, head department physics, 1973-1977, 80-83, 86-89. Professor experimental physics Royal Institution Great Britain, 1996—2002. Chairman Northern region action committee Manpower Services Commission, 1975-1978, Cosmic Ray Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 1982-1984.
Astronomer Royal for the United Kingdom, 1991-1995.
Fellow National Academy of Sciences India (foreign), Indian National Science Academy (foreign), Institute Physics (president 1994-1996), Royal Astronomical Society (council member 1976-1984, vice president 1978-1979, 82-83, president 1981-1983), Royal Society (council member 1980-1982), Durham Society Fellows (president 1988-1994), Royal Society South Africa (foreign associate member), Antiquarian Horological Society (president since 1993), European Physics Society (president 1999-2001), Academy Europeaea.
Married Audrey Darby, 1951. 2 children (twins).