Background
Ball, William Paul was born on November 16, 1913 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of John and Mary (Kajla) Ball.
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William Paul Ball
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AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1952.
Career
Projectionist, sound technician, studios and theatres in Los Angeles, 1932-1941; teacher high school, Montebello, California, 1941-1942; instructor mathematics and physics, Santa Ana (California) Army Air Base, 1942-1943; physicist, University of California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley and Livermore, 1943-1958; member technical staff, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, Los Angeles, 1958-1959; senior scientist, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1959-1964; senior staff engineer, TRW-Defense Systems Group, Redondo Beach, California, 1964-1983; senior staff engineer, Hughes Aircraft Company, 1983-1986; consultant, Redondo Beach, since 1986.
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Membership
Board directors Southern District Los Angeles chapter American Red Cross, 1979-1986. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Torrance (California) Area Chamber of Chamber (board directors 1978-1984), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Edith Lucile March, June 28, 1941 (deceased 1976). Children: Lura Irene Ball Raplee, Roy Ernest.
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American