William Bache Fretter

Background

Fretter, William Bache was born on September 28, 1916 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of William Albert and Dorothy (Bach) Fretter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1946.

Career

Research engineer radar counter-measures, Westinghouse Electric Company, 1941-1945; member of faculty, University of California at Berkeley, 1946-1978; professor physics, University of California at Berkeley, 1955-1978; dean, University of California at Berkeley (College Letters and Science), 1962-1967; vice president system wide, University of California at Berkeley (College Letters and Science), 1978-1983; chairman international advisory panel World Bank, Chinese U. Development Project II, Washington, 1984-1987.

Achievements

• William Bache Fretter has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Introduction To Experimental Physics - Primary Source Edition

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Membership

Fellow American Physical Society.

Connections

Son of William Albert and Dorothy (Bach) F. M. Grace Powles, January 1, 1939. Children: Travis D., Gretchen, Richard Brian.

Father:

William Albert Fretter

Mother:

Dorothy (Bach) Fretter

Spouse:

Grace Powles

child:

Travis D. Fretter

child:

Gretchen Fretter

child:

Richard Brian Fretter