Background
Pell, William Hicks was born on October 15, 1914 in Lewisport, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Clay and Florence Beulah (Hicks) Pell.
Pell, William Hicks was born on October 15, 1914 in Lewisport, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Clay and Florence Beulah (Hicks) Pell.
Bachelor of Science, University Kentucky, 1936; Master of Sciences, University Kentucky, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1943.
Graduate assistant mathematics, U. Kentucky, 1936-1938; Graduate assistant mathematics, University of Wisconsin, 1938-1942; instructor Mathematics Brown U., 1943; research aerodynamicist, Bell Aircraft Corporation, 1943-1947; research associate division applied mathematics, Brown U., 1947-1948; assistant professor, then associate professor, Brown U., 1948-1956; professor, head mathematics Department, University Kentucky, 1952-1953; mathematician, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1956-1958; acting chief, then chief mathematics physics section, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1958-1965; program director applied mathematics and statistics, National Science Foundation, 1965-1967; head mathematics science section, National Science Foundation, 1967-1980; special projects program, National Science Foundation, from 1980; Cons., National Science Foundation, 1981-1983. Visiting professor U. Maryland., from 1983.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (section committee mathematics). Member American Mathematics Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Association American, American Academy Mechanics, Society Natural Philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Dorothy Small, August 23, 1939.