William Hansen
- Born: May 27, 1909 (Fresno, California)
- Died: May 23, 1949 (Palo Alto, California)
Education
- 1929: AB, Stanford University
- 1932: PhD, Stanford University
Major Positions
- 1933–1934: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Research Fellow
- 1934–1937: Stanford University, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1937–1942: Stanford University, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1942–1949: Stanford University, Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1941–1945: Sperry Gyroscope Company, Staff Member
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Stanford University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford, California
Online Finding Aid
Correspondence, Stanford University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford, California
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Felix Bloch, "William Webster Hansen: 1909-1949", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
