[2][3] Archard went to the Worthing High School for Boys before he entered the University College of Southampton.
[4] Afterwards, he served six years in the Royal Air Force (RAF), including at the headquarters of Coastal Command.
[4] Starting in 1949 he worked in the surface physics section of the Associated Electrical Industries Research Laboratory, where he investigated the lubrication of heavily loaded contacts.
[4] In 1989 he received the Mayo D. Hersey Award for his scientific contributions in the field of tribology.
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