McGucken, William

William McGucken was chair of the Department of History at the University of Southern Indiana. Born in Northern Ireland, he received his B.Sc., B.Sc. Hons., and M.A. degrees at the Queen's University of Belfast and his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He published three books, most recently Scientists, Society and State: The Social Relations of Science Movement in Great Britain, 1931-1947 and Biodegradable: Detergents and the Environment.