Background
Williams, Robert Walter was born on June 3, 1920 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Philip S. and Louise (Brown) Williams.
Williams, Robert Walter was born on June 3, 1920 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Philip S. and Louise (Brown) Williams.
AB, Stanford University, 1941; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948.
Associate physicist, Los Alamos Laboratory, 1943-1946;
research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1948;
assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948-1952;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952-1959;
professor physics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1959-1990;
professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1990. Consultant Boeing Company, Seattle, 1961-1964. Visiting scientist European Organization of Nuclear Research (European Organisation Nuclear Research) Laboratory, Geneva, 1967, 74, 81, 88-.
Trustee Universities Research Association, 1978-1984.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Erica Lehman, September 23, 1969. Children: Paul, David, Eric.