Norman Clarke (physicist)

Norman Clarke

Background

Clarke was the eldest son of Joseph Clarke and Ellen Clarke of Oldham. He was educated at Hulme Grammar School, Oldham and then the University of Manchester, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science. While at Manchester he was President of the University Union from 1938 to 1939. In 1940 he married Hilda May Watts. They had two daughters. In 1982 he was awarded the OBE.^[1]

Professional career

During the war Clarke worked on research for the

Clarke was first Secretary and then Chairman of Manchester University Liberal Association. He sat on the Executive of the Home Counties Liberal Federation. He was Liberal candidate for the Romford division of Essex at the 1950 General Election.^[3] This was not a promising seat for the Liberals who had come third in 1945. In a difficult election for the Liberals he also finished third, losing his deposit. He did not stand for parliament again;

He was a Member of Southend-on-Sea CBC, from 1961 to 1974 (Alderman from 1964 to 1974, Chairman of Watch Committee from 1962 to 1969 and of the Public Protection Committee from 1969 to 1978). He then sat as a member of

He was editor and contributor to A Physics Anthology. With S. C. Brown he wrote International Education in Physics. He wrote Why Teach Physics? and The Education of a Physicist. He was a contributor to A Survey of the Teaching of Physics in Universities (Unesco). He wrote Metrication and various papers on education.[1]

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