Background
Pickman, David Openshaw was born on July 10, 1919 in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Son of John Vernon and Lucy Harriet (Yates) Pickman.
Pickman, David Openshaw was born on July 10, 1919 in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Son of John Vernon and Lucy Harriet (Yates) Pickman.
Bachelor with honors, Cambridge University, Cambridgeshire, England, 1940.
Science officer, Ministry of Supply, London/Cardiff, 1940-1945; senior/principal science officer, Ministry of Supply, London, 1945-1954; superintendent metallurgical research, Ministry of Supply, London/Sevenoaks, 1954-1958; deputy head laboratories, Atomic Energy Authority, Preston, United Kingdom, 1958-1979; head of laboratories, Atomic Energy Authority, Preston, United Kingdom, 1979-1984; retired, 1984; consultant, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, since 1994. Consultant NNFD, Oarai, Japan, 1985, Risø Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark, 1988, Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway, 1990.
Chairman branch Save the Children Fund, 1994-1995. Member Institute Materials, Lytham St. Annes Lions Club (past president, Melvin Jones fellow 1994), Lytham Green Doctor Golf Club.
Married Mary Eileen Williams, June 1, 1946. Children: Susan Margaret, Jennifer Valerie, Elizabeth Sian.