Background
Deeds, William Edward was born on February 23, 1920 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Son of Dean Dalton and Mary Frances (Updike) Deeds.
Deeds, William Edward was born on February 23, 1920 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Son of Dean Dalton and Mary Frances (Updike) Deeds.
Bachelor, Denison University, 1941. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1951.
Graduate assistant, teaching fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1941-1943; junior physicist, National Defense Research Committee, Pasadena, 1943-1946; assistant professor, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1946-1948; university scholar, Texas Company fellow, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1948-1951; postdoctoral fellow, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1951-1952; professor physics, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1952-1989; professor emeritus, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1989. Consultant Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1962-1989, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, 1952-1955, Chemstrand Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1956-1959.
Member American Physical Society.
Married Alice Marie Brandt, July 26, 1950 (deceased 1970). Children: Dean Alan, Eric Edward, Amy Diana, Holly Anne.
