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Mckeehan, Louis Williams was born on March 31, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Alfred Espy and Katherine Elliot (Williams) Mckeehan.
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Louis Williams Mckeehan, American physicist. awarded Legion of Merit (United States Army Air Force) (United States Navy). Served as Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve Force, 1918-1919; Fellow American Phsical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences; member of the American Association University Professors, Sigma Xi.
Education
Student United States Naval Academy, 1903-1905. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1908, Master of Science, 1909, Doctor of Philosophy, 1911. Graduate study Cambridge, England, 1911-1912.
Master of Arts, Yale, 1927.
Career
Assistant in physics, University of IMinn., 1906-1909, instructor, 1909-1915, assistant professor physics, 1915-1918, associate professor, 1918-1919. Assistant physicist United States Bureau Standards (on leave of absence from University of Minnesota), 1917-1918. Technicist Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, 1919-1921.
Member technical staff, research department, Western Electric Company, 1921-1925, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1925-1927.
Professor physics and director Sloane Physics Laboratory, Yale, 1927-1955, emeritus.
Achievements
Membership
Served as Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve Force, 1918-1919. Fellow American Phsical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member of the American Association University Professors, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Army and Navy, Cosmos (Washington, District of Columbia).
Connections
Married Grace Rose Badger, August 14, 1912. Children: John Badger, Mary Katherine (Mistress Arthur Ronchie).
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Died
March 28, 1975 (aged 87) -
Resting place
Buried Jamestown, Rhode Island -
Nationality
American