Background
Williams, Ferd Elton was born on June 9, 1920 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Earl V. and Osa M. (Riddle) Williams.
Williams, Ferd Elton was born on June 9, 1920 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Earl V. and Osa M. (Riddle) Williams.
Bachelor of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1942. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1945, Doctor of Philosophy, 1946.
Research engineer Radio Corporation of America, 1942-1946. Assistant professor of chemistry U. North Carolina, 1946-1949. Manager light generation research General Electric Research Laboratory, 1949-1961.
H. Fletcher Brown professor physics U. Delaware, Newark, 1962-1984, department chairman, 1961-1977.
Visiting professor universities, Liège, Nijmegen and Paris, 1975-1976, University, Tokyo, 1978, U. Paris, 1981, 84, Technology U. Berlin, 1980, 81. Principal investigator basic luminescence program sponsored by Army Research Office, 1962-1984.
Industrial and government consultant solid-state and chemical physics.
Member advising committee solid state Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1963-1967. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Optical Society American, American Association of University Professors (president Delaware chapter 1968-1969), American Institute Physics (regional councilor Delaware 1964-1984), American Association Physics Teachers (president Chesapeake section 1966-1967), Sigma Xi.
Patentee in field
Married Anne Lindberg, November 25, 1948. Children: Karen, Gareth, Geoffrey, Kevin, Quentin.