Cecil Arnold Beevers

Cecil Arnold Beevers (27 May 1908 – 16 January 2001) was a British crystallographer, known for 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.

Life and career C. Arnold Beevers was born in Manchester, England. They noted there were 'problem' sites in the areas occupied by mobile sodium ions. Subsequently, the presence of these ions was discovered to make this crystal an efficient 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.

Arnold Beevers was a Quaker and this influenced his approach to life and science.

Beevers–Lipson strips

Beevers developed Beevers–Lipson strips with Henry Lipson CBE FRS (1910–1991), Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (England). one for sines and one for 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.