John H. Williams
- Born: July 7, 1908 (Asbestos Mines, Quebec, Canada)
- Died: April 18, 1966 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Education
- 1928: BS, University of British Columbia
- 1930: MA, University of California, Berkeley
- 1931: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1931–1933: University of Chicago, NRC Fellow
- 1933–1934: University of Minnesota, Instructor in Physics
- 1934–1937: University of Minnesota, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1937–1946: University of Minnesota, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1946–1966: University of Minnesota, Professor of Physics
- 1958–1959: United States Atomic Energy Commission, Director, Division of Research
- 1959–1960: United States Atomic Energy Commission, Commissioner
Other Positions
- 1942–1943: Office of Scientific Research and Development, Contract Researcher
- 1943–1946: Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Leader, Electrostatic Generator Group
- 1963–1963: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1960–1966: Member, General Advisory Committee, United States Atomic Energy Commission
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
Alfred O. C. Nier, "John Harry Williams: 1908-1966", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
