Background
Fletcher, William Henry was born on April 26, 1916 in Eureka, Kansas, United States. Son of Joseph Samuel and Nora Albertine (Atkinson) Fletcher.
Fletcher, William Henry was born on April 26, 1916 in Eureka, Kansas, United States. Son of Joseph Samuel and Nora Albertine (Atkinson) Fletcher.
Bachelor of Science, College Idaho, 1939. Postgraduate, University Wisconsin, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1949.
Research chemist Norwich Pharmacal Company, New York, 1940-1942. Research chemist Lubrizol Corporation, Cleveland, 1942-1946. Teaching assistant University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1946-1947, research fellow, 1947-1949.
Assistant professor University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1949-1953, associate professor, 1953-1959, professor chemistry, since 1959. Consultant molecular spectroscopy and isotope separations Union Carbide Nuclear Company, Oak Ridge, since 1956.
Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Optical Society of America, Society Applied Spectroscopy, Coblenz Society, Sigma Xi.