Background
Avery, William Hinckley was born on July 25, 1912 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Son of Edgar Delano and Mabel Abbey (Gordon) Avery.
Avery, William Hinckley was born on July 25, 1912 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Son of Edgar Delano and Mabel Abbey (Gordon) Avery.
AB, Pomona College, 1933; AM, Harvard, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Harvard, 1937.
Postdoctoral research assistant infrared spectroscopy, Harvard, 1937-1939;
research chemist, Shell Oil Corporation, St. Louis, Houston., 1939-1943;
head propulsion division, Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Cumberland, Maryland., 1943-1946;
consultant in physics and chemistry, Arthur D. Little Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1947;
professional staff member, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland., 1947-1973;
assistant director exploratory development, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 1973-1978;
director ocean energy programs, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 1978-1989;
retired, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 1989. Member various committees Department Of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Research Council, National Academy Sciences. National Academy Engineering, since 1955.
Member technical advisory board panel on Special Security Team environmental research Department Commerce, 1971. Member subcommittee Atomic Energy Commission, President's Energy Report, 1973.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (technical director 1968-1971). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Hydrogen Energy Association, American Chemical Society, Combustion Institute (director 1960-1980, Sir Alfred C. Egerton Gold medal 1971), Marine Technology Society, International Hydrogen Energy Institute, Cosmos Club (Washington), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Helen Wallace Palmer, July 18, 1938. Children— Christopher, Patricia (Mistress W. Randolph Bartlett, Junior).