Everard Mott Williams (February 2, 1915[1] – October 24, 1972),[2] noted scientist and educator, was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
He was the son of Cecil Hayward Williams (1886-1972) of Detroit, Michigan and Phyllis Hope Hason (1886-1973) of London, England.
The broad scope of his accomplishments include prolific invention, versatile engineering consulting, pioneering teaching methodology, and perceptive academic administration.
Williams started his teaching career at Penn State in 1939, but with the declaration of war in 1942, became associated with the development branch special projects laboratory at Wright Field as a Chief Branch Engineer.
He became an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University in 1945 and became head of the Electrical Engineering department in 1952.