Thomas Whiston

Our father Thomas Whiston, who has died of cancer aged 70, spent his life in education and research and was the author of more than 150 books and papers on a wide variety of topics. A focus on the importance of interdisciplinarity was the thread that ran through most of his output.Following his early working life as a chemist and the attainment of his first two degrees in the UK, Tom set sail for Canada, where, in the mid-60s, he achieved an MSc in physical chemistry, helped set up and design exhibits for the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, and also married Clare, his wife for the next 30 years. In 1967 he returned from Canada to Manchester University, where he was appointed lecturer in psychology. During this period, he designed the first fully automated Braille machine, and was involved in dolphin communication experiments.In 1976 he moved to the Science Policy Research Unit...

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