Background
Paul, William was born on March 31, 1926 in Deskford, Scotland. Son of William and Jean (Watson) Paul. came to the United States, 1952.
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Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors
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William Paul
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William Paul, American Physicist, educator. Carnegie fellow, 1952-1953; Guggenheim fellow, 1959-1960; Humboldt awardee, 1990; fellow Clare Hall Cambridge U., 1974-1975. Fellow American Physical Society, British Institute Physics, New York Academy Sciences, Royal Society Edinburgh; member American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi.
Education
Master of Arts, Aberdeen U., Scotland, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Aberdeen U., 1951; A.M. (honorary), Harvard University, 1960; D Honoris Causa, Paris, 1994.
Career
Assistant lecturer, then lecturer, Aberdeen U., 1946-1952;
member of faculty, Harvard University, since 1953;
Gordon McKay professor applied physics, Harvard University, 1963-1991;
Mallinckrodt professor applied physics, Harvard University, since 1991;
professor physics, Harvard University, since 1980. Professeur associé U. Paris, 1966-1967. Consultant solid state physics, since 1954.
Ripon professor, Calcutta, 1984.
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Membership
Fellow American Physical Society, British Institute Physics, New York Academy Sciences, Royal Society Edinburgh. Member American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Barbara Anderson Forbes, March 28,1952. Children— David, Fiona.
