Background
Faust, William Roscoe was born on March 9, 1918 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Hugh Graham and Bertha Adele (Weinmann) Faust.
Faust, William Roscoe was born on March 9, 1918 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Hugh Graham and Bertha Adele (Weinmann) Faust.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1939. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Maryland, 1949.
Physicist Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1941-1955, associate superintendent Radiation Division, 1956-1964, superintendent Application Research Division, 1964-1969, associate director research, 1969-1972, retired, 1972. Chief nuclear research Convair, Fort Worth, 1955-1956.
Member Sons American Revolution, Prince Georges County, Maryland, since 1980. Fellow American Physical Society, Washington Academy of Sciences, Philosophical Society Washington. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Mary Cone Dees, January 23, 1942. Children: Hugh H., Margaret Adele, Mary Elizabeth.