Watson, William W. (William Weldon), 1899-1992.
William Weldon Watson papers, 1924-1983.
The papers reflect William W. Watson's career as a physicist and include correspondence, subject files, writings, and reports on professional conferences and writings, largely for the years 1950 to 1963. Best documented is his work as science advisor to the Philippine government, his involvement with the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, and his participation on the Atomic Energy for Connecticut Committee.
William W. Watson was born on September 14, 1899 in Eveleth, Minnesotta. He received his B.S. degree in 1920, his M.S. degree in 1922, and his Ph.D. degree in 1924, all from the University of Chicago. He was on the Chicago faculty from 1922 to 1928, when he was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1931 and to full Professor and Chairman of the department in 1940. Under Professor Watson's direction, the Physics Department at Yale underwent considerable expansion both in the size of its staff and student body, as well as in its housing and facilities. In 1961, Professor Watson stepped down from the chairmanship, and seven years later, in 1968, he retired from the Yale faculty. He died August 3, 1992.
Watson, William W. (William Weldon), 1899-1992.
American-Philippine Science Foundation.
Atomic Energy for Connecticut.
Yale University. Physics Department
Yale University -- Faculty.
Nuclear energy.
Physics.
Science.
Philippines.
Connecticut.
Asia.
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