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William Allis

Physicist (1901-1999) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 97

William Phelps Allis was an American theoretical physicist specializing in electrical discharges in gases. He was the grandson of Edward P. Allis, founder of the E.P. Allis Company, which became Allis-Chalmers.

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Awards

Honorary Doctorate from University of Paris-XI1976
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

His father Edward Phelps Allis was a leading comparative anatomist and evolutionary morphologist in the early twentieth century.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1999 · aged 97