William Bateman Hall FREng (28 May 1923 – 6 August 2003) was a British nuclear engineer, and emeritus professor at the University of Manchester.
He had an engineering apprenticeship from 1939 to 1944 with the Manchester Ship Canal Company.
He worked from 1946 to 1959 for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at Risley, Warrington (former ROF Risley), the northern headquarters of UKAEA near Birchwood (M6 side of Warrington).
[2] Initially, whilst at UKAEA, he worked for the University of Manchester two days a week.
He was awarded the 1978 James Clayton prize, by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.