Background
McKinley, William A. was born on August 23, 1917 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of William A. and Nora (Richards) McKinley.
McKinley, William A. was born on August 23, 1917 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of William A. and Nora (Richards) McKinley.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947.
Fellow Institute Neurology, Northwestern University Medical School, 1940-1942. Staff member Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943-1945. Member faculty Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, from 1947, professor physics, 1955-1984, emeritus professor physics, from 1985.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Georgia MacKinnon, November 16, 1940 (divorced 1969). Children– William A. III, Kathryn. Married Hedi Faludi, 1969.