Background
Clarke, Eric Thacher was born on November 27, 1916 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Hans Thacher and Frieda (Planck) Clarke.
Clarke, Eric Thacher was born on November 27, 1916 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Hans Thacher and Frieda (Planck) Clarke.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944.
Physicist, United States Antarctic Service, 1939-1940;
research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1944-1948;
associate technical director, Tracerlab, Boston, 1949-1950;
with, Technology Operations Inc., Boston, since 1951;
vice president, secretary, director, Technology Operations Inc., Boston, 1953-1982;
retired, Technology Operations Inc., Boston, 1982;
founder director, special consultant, Technology Operations Inc., Boston, 1982-1987. Technical expert National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, National Bureau Standards, since 1984. Consultant Amersham Corporation, since 1987.
Director Technology Operations Landauer Inc., since 1988, Sevcon Inc., since 1988.
Member Lexington (Massachusetts) Planning Board, 1968-1978. Associate member Lexington Board of Appeals, since 1979. Member American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society, Health Physics Society, American Society Nondestructive Testing.
Married Elizabeth Hewitt, October 9, 1944 (deceased May 1993). Children: Rebecca, Hans, Heidi, Benjamin, Abigail.