Background
McCormick, William Wallace was born on August 30, 1906 in Marissa, Illinois, United States. Son of James Harvey and Bessie Mae (Cowden) McCormick.
McCormick, William Wallace was born on August 30, 1906 in Marissa, Illinois, United States. Son of James Harvey and Bessie Mae (Cowden) McCormick.
Bachelor of Science, Geneva College, 1927; Doctor of Science (honorary), Geneva College, 1969; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1938.
High school principal, Darlington (Pennsylvania) Schools, 1927-1929; physics faculty, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1929-1943; research physicist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1943-1945; department chairman physics, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1945-1947; professor physics, University of Michigan, 1947-1980.
Fellow American Physical Society, Optical Society of America. Member American Association Physics Teachers (president Western Pennsylvania section 1941, Michigan section 1959-1960), Sigma Xi, Rotary.
Married Beulah Mae Ewing, December 24, 1938.