William Leslie Wilcock

Background

Wilcock, William Leslie was born on July 7, 1922 in Widnes, England. Son of Douglas and Gladys (Bushell) Wilcock.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Manchester (England), 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Manchester (England), 1951.

Career

Science officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England, 1943-1945; assistant lecturer physics, U. Manchester, 1945-1948; research fellow, U. St. Andrews, Scotland, 1948-1950; lecturer physics, U. Manchester, 1950-1956; reader in instrument technical, Imperial College Science and Technology, London, 1956-1961; reader in applied physics, Imperial College Science and Technology, London, 1961-1965; professor physics, University College Bangor, Wales, 1965-1982; professor emeritus, U. Wales, since 1982. Consultant Bendix Corporation, Detroit, 1962-1969, Leeds and Northrup Company, North Wales, Pennsylvania, 1972-1990.

Achievements

• William Leslie Wilcock has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Physics. Member Royal Astronomical Society, Optical Society American.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, stamp collecting.

Connections

Married Pamela Hipkiss Williamson, August 30, 1949. Children: Evelyn Gladys Lucy, William Sam Douglas.

Father:

Douglas Wilcock

Mother:

Gladys (Bushell) Wilcock

Spouse:

Pamela Hipkiss Williamson

child:

William Sam Douglas Wilcock

child:

Evelyn Gladys Lucy Wilcock