Background
Bliss, William Julian Albert was born on January 22, 1867 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Alexander and Ellen Taylor (Albert) Bliss.
Bliss, William Julian Albert was born on January 22, 1867 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Alexander and Ellen Taylor (Albert) Bliss.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1888. Certificate in electrical engineering, Johns Hopkins, 1890, Doctor of Philosophy, 1894.
Assistant in electrical engineering, 1890-1891, lecturer in physics, 1894-1895, assistant, 1895-1898, associate, 1898-1901, collegiate professor physics, 1901-1928, Johns Hopkins, now emeritus.
Fellow American Physical Society.
Married Edith Grantham West, November 19, 1896. Children: Eleanor Albert, Frances McDowell.