Background
Mcelfresh, William Edward was born on October 5, 1867 in Griggsville, Illinois, United States. Son of Greenbury Riggs and Elvira (Morgan) Mcelfresh.
Mcelfresh, William Edward was born on October 5, 1867 in Griggsville, Illinois, United States. Son of Greenbury Riggs and Elvira (Morgan) Mcelfresh.
Bachelor of Arts, Illinois College, 1888. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1895, Master of Arts, 1896, Doctor of Philosophy, 1900.
June 25, 1903;Adams (Mistress William G. Perry), Assistant in physics, 1896-1901, Austin teaching fellow, 1901-1902, Harvard. Instructor physics, Radcliffe College, 1897-1901. Instructor physics, Williams College, 1901-1903, assistant professor, 1903-1905, Thomas T. Read professor, 1905-1936, professor emeritus since 1936.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society.
Married Georgiana Frances Adams.