Background
Lacey, William Noble was born on July 25, 1890 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of David Sherman and Charlotte (Noble) Lacey.
Lacey, William Noble was born on July 25, 1890 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of David Sherman and Charlotte (Noble) Lacey.
AB, Stanford University, 1911. Chemical Engineer, Stanford University, 1912. Master of Science, University Claif., 1913.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Claif., 1915.
Assistant in chemistry, Stanford University, 1911-1912; assistant in chemistry, University of California, 1912-1915; research chemist, Giant Power Company, San Francisco, 1915; research associate in chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1916; instructor, California Institute Technology, 1916-1917; assistant professor, California Institute Technology, 1917-1919; associate professor, California Institute Technology, 1919-1931; professor chemical engineering, California Institute Technology, from 1931; dean graduate studies, California Institute Technology, 1946-1956; dean of faculty, California Institute Technology, from 1961.
First lieutenant Ordnance corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. Captain research; Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Athenaeum Club (Pasadena), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Ruth Elder, August 11, 1917. Children: Margaret (Mistress Paul V. Laylander), David Sherman World War II.