C. Arnold Beevers
Cecil Arnold Beevers | |
|---|---|
Beevers Miniature Models Beevers–Ross sites and anti-Beevers–Ross sites | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Hull University of Edinburgh |
| Doctoral students | William Cochran |
Cecil Arnold Beevers (27 May 1908 – 16 January 2001) was a British
Beevers–Lipson strips, a computational aid for calculating Fourier transforms to determine the structure of crystals from crystallographic data, enabling the creation of models for complex molecules.[3]
Life and career
C. Arnold Beevers was born in
DSc
degree in 1933.
At Liverpool University, Beevers was influenced by Professor
fast-ion conductor. As a tribute to their discovery, the locations of these ions are now known as Beevers–Ross sites and anti-Beevers–Ross sites.[2]
Beevers then had short appointment at the
FRSE.[5]
Arnold Beevers was a
disabled people and this was important in his development of Beevers Miniature Models (now operating as Miramodus Ltd.), ball-and-spoke molecular models used for education purposes, largely made by disabled workers, first produced in 1961.[6]
Beevers–Lipson strips
Beevers developed Beevers–Lipson strips with Henry Lipson CBE
cosines
. Previously it was necessary to consult sine/cosine tables, a time-consuming process.
Legacy
Beevers Miniature Models continued to be produced by Miramodus Ltd. at the University of Edinburgh.[6] The British Crystallographic Association administers an Arnold Beevers Bursary Fund.[8]
See also
References
- Museum of the History of Science. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Cecil Arnold Beevers" (PDF). Crystallography News. Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ a b Gould, Bob (December 1998). "The mechanism of Beevers–Lipson strips". BCA Newsletter. International Union of Crystallography. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- S2CID 102121580.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "(Cecil) Arnold Beevers". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Beevers–Lipson strips in oak case". Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. USA: Harvard University. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Arnold Beevers Bursary Fund deadline". British Crystallographic Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.