Background
Stafford, Godfrey Harry was born on April 15, 1920 in Sheffield. Son of Henry and Sarah Stafford.
Stafford, Godfrey Harry was born on April 15, 1920 in Sheffield. Son of Henry and Sarah Stafford.
Master of Science, University CapeTown, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1950. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1971.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Birmingham, 1980.
Deputy Director 1966, Director 1969-1979. Director of Atlas and Rutherford Laboratory 1975-1979, Director-General 1979-1981. United Kingdom del IUPAP Commission, on Particles and Fields 1975-1981.
Vice-President Institute of Physics Meetings Committee 1976-1979. Chairman CERN Scientific Policy Committee 1978-1981. Master of St. Cross College, Oxford 87.
President European Physical Society 1984-1986, Institute of Physics 1986-1988. Visiting Fellow St. Cross College 1971-1979, Honorary Fellow since 1987. Vice-President European Physical Society 1982.
Governor Westminster College, Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies. Ebden Scholar, University of Cape Town. Honorary Scientist Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 1986.
Honorary Doctor of Science (Birmingham) 1980. Glazebrook.
Fellow Institute Physics (Glazebrook prize and medal 1981, president 1986-1988), Royal Society London. Member European Physical Society (president 1984-1986), others.
Married Helen Goldthorp, 1950. 3 children.