Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Manchester, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Manchester, 1953; Doctor of Science, U. Manchester, 1970; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Potchestroom, Lodz, Poland Doctor of Science (honorary), Center Lancaster, Teeside, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Doctor of Science (honorary), Open U., Lancaster, Paisley.
Assistant lecturer in physics, U. Manchester, 1951-1953; lecturer in physics, U. Manchester, 1954-1955; lecturer in physics, U. Durham, 1956-1958; senior lecturer in physics, U. Durham, 1959-1962; reader in physics, U. Durham, 1963-1964; personal professorship in physics, U. Durham, 1965-1972; head department physics, U. Durham, 1973-1977, 80-83, 86-89; professor experimental physics, Royal Institution Great Britain, since 1996. Chairman Northern region action committee Manpower Superior vena cava syndrome Commission, 1975-1978, Cosmic Ray communications of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 1982-1984. Astronomer Royal for the United Kingdom, 1991-1995.
Fellow NAS India (foreign), Indian National Science Academy (foreign), Institute Physics(president 1994-1996), Royal Astronomical Society (county member 1976-1984, vice president 1978-1979, 82-83, president 1981-1983), Royal Society (county member 1980-1982), Durham Society Fellows (president 1988-1994), Royal Society South Africa (foreign associate member), Antique Horological Society (president since 1993), European Physics Society, Academy Europe.
M. Audrey Darby, 1951. 2 children (twins).
