Background
Seal, Michael was born on April 15, 1930 in Weston Super Mare, England. Son of Carl Cyril and Ina May (Hurford) Seal.
industrial relations specialist physicist
Seal, Michael was born on April 15, 1930 in Weston Super Mare, England. Son of Carl Cyril and Ina May (Hurford) Seal.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1952. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1957.
Head diamond research, Engelhard Industries Inc., Newark, 1959-1967; technical coordinator research and development division, Engelhard Industries Inc., Newark, 1965-1967; director research, Amsterdam Diamond Test and Development Center, D. Drukker & Zn. N.V., Amsterdam, 1967-1990; adjunct director, Amsterdam Diamond Test and Development Center, D. Drukker & Zn. N.V., Amsterdam, 1970-1990; director, Dubbeldee Diamond Corporation, New York City, 1969-1988; president, Sigillum B.V., Amsterdam, since 1990.
Served with Royal Air Force, 1948-1949. Fellow Explorers Club, Institute Physics London, Mineral Society of America. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), New York Academy of Sciences (life), American Chemical Society, Dutch Physical Society, Royal Institution Great Britain (life), Microscopy Society of America (life).
Married Cynthia Ida Austin Leach, August 7, 1954. Children: David, Anne, Rosemary, Susan, Christopher.