Background
Petley, Brian William was born on May 11, 1933.
Petley, Brian William was born on May 11, 1933.
Bachelor of Science, University London, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1960.
With Electrical Research Association, Leatherford, England, 1957-1961. Head of the Center for Basic Metrology National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, England, since 1961. Secretary International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Commission, 1987-1990, chairman, since 1990.
Fellow Institute of Physics, Rural Astro. Society, Meteorological Society St. Petersburg (foreign).
Married Janet Saywood, December 3, 1960. Children: Graham William, Kevin David, Anne Mary.