Background
Hill, Richard William was born on March 5, 1925 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Raymond Clark and Lena (Vander Wensel) Hill.
Hill, Richard William was born on March 5, 1925 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Raymond Clark and Lena (Vander Wensel) Hill.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1948. Master of Science in Physics, University Wisconsin, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 1953.
Physicist Westinghouse Company, Pittsburgh, 1953—1958, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, 1958—1964. X-ray astronomer, 1964—1974. Chemical engineering section leader, since 1983.
Director underground coal gasification program, since 1974. With United States Army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member of Sigma Chi, American Physical Society.
Married Lois Ruth Eliezer, June 12, 1948. Children: Mark, Raymond, Bruce.