John Harry Williams
John H. Williams | |
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Asbestos, Quebec, Canada | |
Died | April 18, 1966 | (aged 57)
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley |
Spouse | Vera Martin |
Children | 3 |
John Harry Williams (July 7, 1908 – April 18, 1966) was a Canadian-American physicist. He was a professor of physics at the University of Minnesota. During World War II he worked on the Manhattan Project. He was a researcher at the Atomic Energy Commission and in 1959 he was appointed Atomic Energy Commissioner.
Biography
Born in the
He joined the
During the
Williams was instrumental in obtaining funding from the Atomic Energy Commission for the construction of a 50-MeV linear proton accelerator at the university, which became operational during the 1950s.[2] During 1955–58 he served on the board of the Midwest Universities Research Association, and was the president in 1956–57.[2] He was appointed director of the research division for the Atomic Energy Commission in 1958. The following year he was appointed Atomic Energy Commissioner by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower.[1] From 1960 to 1966, he was a member of the general advisory committee for the United States Atomic Energy Commission. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1961 and was president of the American Physical Society in 1963.[3] In 1965, he was named as president of the Argonne Universities Association.[1]
Williams died of pneumonia in
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Heneman, Susan Martin Williams (November 2004), John H. Williams, Atomic Heritage Foundation, retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g Nier, Alfred O. C. (November 1971), John Harry Williams (PDF), Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ a b c "John H. Williams", Array of Contemporary American Physicists, American Institute of Physics, retrieved 2013-04-27.
Further reading
- John H. Williams, Physicist, Los Alamos, NM, Atomic Heritage Foundation, 2022, retrieved 2024-02-14.