Background
Thackray, Arnold Wilfrid was born on July 30, 1939 in England. Came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1982. Son of Wilfrid Cecil and Mary (Clarke) Thackray.
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Arnold O. Beckman was a legend in his time: the blacksmith's son who grew up to play a pivotal role in the instrumentation revolution that dramatically changed science, technology, and society. From his rural boyhood world of farming and woodworking, through his service in the U.S. Marines and his appointment to the Caltech faculty, to his path-breaking creation of the pH meter, the DU spectrophotometer, and the establishment of the Beckman Instruments company, this work portrays an individual whose ingenuity and integrity made him a scientific leader and industrial pioneer. It also discusses his role in California and national politics, and his career as a major philanthropist.
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Thackray, Arnold Wilfrid was born on July 30, 1939 in England. Came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1982. Son of Wilfrid Cecil and Mary (Clarke) Thackray.
Bachelor of Science, Bristol University, England, 1960. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, England, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1966.
Research chemist Robert Dempster and Company, Yorkshire, England, 1960-1961. Research fellow Churchill College, Cambridge University, 1965-1968. Professor history and sociology of science University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1968-1996, Joseph Priestley professor emeritus history/sociology of science, since 1996, chairman department, 1970-1977, director Beckman Center for History of Chemistry, 1982-1996.
Professor history, professor chemistry, dean graduate studies and research University Maryland, 1985-1986. Executive director, library Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1987-1996, president, since 1996. Visiting lecturer Harvard University, 1967-1968.
Visiting fellow All Souls College, Oxford, England, 1977-1978. Member Institute Advanced Study, 1980.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal History Society, Royal Chemical Society. Member American Chemical Society (Dexter award 1983), American History Association, Manchester LIt. and Philosophical Society (correspondent), History of Science Society, American Council Learned Societies (board directors, treasurer 1985-1996), Society for Social Studies of Science (president 1981-1983), American Council on Education (board directors 1987), Société Chimie (board directors 1997-2005), Cosmos Club (Washington). Trustee University Pennsylvania Press, Chemical Education Foundation.
Married Barbara Hughes, 1964 (divorced 1990). Children: Helen Mary, Gillian Winifrid, Timothy Arnold. Married Diana Schueler, 1994.
1 stepchild, Gregory Jordan.