Kenneth P. Williams

Kenneth Powers Williams (August 25, 1887 in Urbana, Ohio – September 25, 1958) was a professor of mathematics at Indiana University, and a ROTC commander.

He is best known for his five volume book, Lincoln Finds a General, published from 1949~1957. Williams had intended to write seven books, but became ill and died just before Volume 5 was published. Volume 1 was reprinted by Indiana University Press, Volumes 3 and 4 were reprinted by University of Kansas Press as "Grant Rises in the West."

Williams married Mrs. Ellen (Laughlin) Scott on August 20, 1920.

The main-belt asteroid, 1763 Williams, was named in his honor.^[1]

Mathematical articles

• "The solutions of non-homogeneous linear difference equations and their asymptotic form". Trans. Amer. Soc. 14 (2): 209–240. 1913. doi:10.1090/s0002-9947-1913-1500945-5. MR 1500945.
• "The asymptotic form of the function Ψ(x)". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 19 (9): 472–479. 1913. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1913-02400-5. MR 1559396.
• "Note concerning the roots of an equation". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 28 (8): 394–396. 1922. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1922-03598-7. MR 1560593.

References

1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1763) Williams. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/lilly/mss/html/williamskp.html

Lincoln Finds a General, Vol. 5.

External links

• Kenneth P. Williams at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Williams, Keneth P. (Kenneth Powers) (1887-1958); National Library of Australia
• Moore, C. L. E. (1921). "Review: K. P. Williams, Dynamics of the Airplane". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 27 (9): 498. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1921-03483-5.