Background
Price, William James was born on December 3, 1918 in Alexandria, Ohio, United States. Son of Lewis J. and Mary (Wright) Price.
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Price, William James was born on December 3, 1918 in Alexandria, Ohio, United States. Son of Lewis J. and Mary (Wright) Price.
AB, Denison University, 1940. Doctor of Science, Denison University, 1969. Master of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1941.
Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1948. Doctor of Science (honorary), Denison University, 1969.
Research physicist, Bendix Aviation Corporation, 1942-1945;
Research physicist, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1948-1950;
head department physics, Air Force Institute Technology, Dayton, Ohio., 1950-1957;
chief modern physics branch, Aero. Research Laboratory, Dayton, 1957-1959;
chief scientist, Aero. Research Laboratory, 1959-1963;
executive director, Air Force Office Science Research, 1963-1974;
management consultant, 1974-1978;
coordinator, World Peacemakers, since 1978.
Instructor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1948. Professor Air Force Institute Technology, Dayton, Ohio, 1950-1957. An organizer Yokefellowship in Nation's Capital, 1964.
Federal executive fellow The Brookings Institution, 1967-1968. Chairman Congressional Commission Government Procurement Study Group Research and Development, 1970-1971.
Member The Church of the Saviour, since 1972. Board of directors Yokefellows International, 1967-1971, Washington Lift, Inc., 1971-1976, World Peacemaker, since 1978. Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi (honorary).
Married Betty Kistler, August 22, 1943 (deceased 2003). Children: Mary Barbara, Sarah Margaret, Lewis Charles.