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Cliff Addison
Cyril Clifford Addison, FRS (28 November 1913 – 1 April 1994) was a British inorganic chemist. Career Addison was a member of the Chemical Inspection Department, Ministry of Supply from 1939 to 1945. He was Lecturer, Reader and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Nottingham from 1946 to 1978, and Leverhulme Emeritus Professor from 1978 to 1994. Awards and honours Addison was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 19 March 1970 and President of the Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ... from 1976 to 1977 Personal life Addison married Marjorie Thompson in 1939; they had one son, one daughter. Works *''Inorganic chemistry of the main-group elements'', Editor Cyril Clifford Addison, Chemical Society, 1978, *''HDA Corrosion Chemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plumpton, Cumbria
Plumpton or Plumpton Wall is a small village and former civil parish about north of Penrith, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 320. The village The village is made up of the former separate hamlets of Salkeld Gate and Brockleymoor and consists mainly of houses along a minor road connecting the A6 to the B5305 near Skelton and also a few houses and farms along the A6 itself. Close by are the settlements of Plumpton Head, Plumpton Foot and Plumpton Street. The earthwork remains of a substantial Roman fort can be seen at Castlesteads Farm, alongside the A6 road just north of the village. The fort was known in antiquity as ''Voreda''. The A6 follows the course of the Roman road from Carlisle to Brougham. The village has an Anglican church, (St John the Evangelist by Robert Lorimer), a primary school, café and garden centre (the ''Pot Place''), however the Post Office closed in 2016. During the daytimes on Mond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
