Evan James Williams

Evan James Williams

FRS
Evan James Williams; FRS
Born	Evan James Williams; 8 June 1903; Cwmsychbant, Ceredigion, Wales
Died	29 September 1945 (aged 42); Brynawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Swansea;
Known for	Sub-atomic particle research, anti-submarine warfare
Awards	FRS (1939);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Victoria University of Manchester; University of Cambridge; University of Liverpool; University of Aberystwyth;

Evan James Williams FRS (8 June 1903 – 29 September 1945) was a Welsh experimental physicist who worked in a number of fields with some of the most notable physicists of his day, including Patrick Blackett, Lawrence Bragg, Ernest Rutherford and Niels Bohr.

Williams earned a degree at Swansea University, doctorates at Manchester and Cambridge universities and a professorship at Aberystwyth University. He was highly regarded by his colleagues, and made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1939.

He died of cancer at the age of 42.

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