Background
Miller, William Taylor was born on August 24, 1911 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Taylor and Katie Jane (McMahan) Miller.
Miller, William Taylor was born on August 24, 1911 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Taylor and Katie Jane (McMahan) Miller.
Bachelor of Arts, Duke, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke, 1935.
Research associate, Stanford University, 1935-1936;
Member faculty, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1936;
professor of chemistry, Cornell Univercity, 1947-1977;
professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, since 1977. Official investigator National Defense Research Committee, Office Scientific Research and Development, 1941-1943. Fluorocarbon research group leader Manhattan Project at Columbia University, Carbide & Carbon Chemical Corporation, New York City, 1943-1946.
Consultant to government and industry.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (award for creative work in fluorine chemistry 1974), Royal Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Betty Stewart Robb, July 1951.