Ronald Charles Maddison

Background

Maddison, Ronald Charles was born on January 1, 1935 in Birmingham, England. Son of John William and Violet Alsbury (Sharpe) Maddison.

Education

Bachelor (honours), University Keele, Staffordshire, England, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University Keele, Staffordshire, England, 1964.

Career

Research physicist, British Thompson Houston, Rugby, England, 1958-1961; research staff, Atomic Energy Research, A.E.R.E. Harwell, England, 1958-1961; university demonstator, University Keele, 1961-1965; university lecturer, University Keele, 1965-1968; senior university lecturer, University Keele, 1968-1990; observatory director, Brevard Cmty. College, Cocoa, Florida, since 1991. Consultant astronomer, Florida, since 1991.

Construction engineering, Chabot Observatory, Oakland, California, since 1996. Science speaker various television and radio stations, since 1964.

Achievements

• Ronald Charles Maddison has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisory on relocations Chabot Observatory, since 1996. Fellow Institute of Physics, Royal Astronomical Society. Member British Astonomical Association (Vice-President 1975-1978), Junior Astronomical Society (president 1977-1979), Antique Telescope Society (president 1994-1997, founding member).

Interests

• Avocations: preservation of heritage.

Connections

Married Margaret Grace Jenkins, April 16, 1960 (divorced April 1987). Children: Christopher Ronald, Julia Grace. Married Margaret Ridgeway, August 27, 1987.

Father:

John William Maddison

Mother:

Violet Alsbury (Sharpe) Maddison

Spouse:

Margaret Grace Jenkins

Spouse:

Margaret Ridgeway

child:

Christopher Ronald Maddison

child:

Julia Grace Maddison