Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mid-Century Convocation on the Social Implications of Scientific Progress records

Golden, Clinton S. (Clinton Strong), 1888-1961

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Clinton Strong Golden was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1888. When his father died in 1900, Golden went to work in an iron mine and thus his formal education was ended. He apprenticed as a machinist, but later worked several years as a railroad fireman and became active in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. He was a full-time representative for the International Association of Machinists, 1919-1930. He served on the board of directors of Brookwood Labor Colle...

Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979

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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, and previously as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954....

Contreras, Carlos

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Russell, Robert P. (Robert Price)

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Mudaliar, Ramaswami, Sir

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Bridgman, P.W. (Percy Williams), 1882-1961

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Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961), was a physicist.  His contributions to the field concern the effects of high pressures on materials and their thermodynamic behavior, contributions that would not have been possible without the equipment, particularly a seal, that he invented himself.  He also contributed to crystallography, electrical conduction in metals, and the philosophy of modern physics.  He was a Nobel laureate in physics (1946) and recipient of many other honors.  He earned his Harva...

Brown, Douglass V. (Douglass Vincent), 1904-

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Flanders, Ralph E. (Ralph Edward), 1880-1970

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United States Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Ralph Edward Flanders : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451699 Ralph E. Flanders was an American engineer, businessman, and legislator. He represented the people of Vermont in the United States Senate for twelve years. 1880 Born in Barnet, Vermont ...

Stace, W.T. (Walter Terence), 1886-1967

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Walter Terence Stace (1886-1967) first went out to Ceylon as a young civil servant in 1910, accompanied by a wife (Adelaide) considerably older than himself. Beginning as a cadet in Galle, he gradually rose in the administrative hierarchy to become a police magistrate, private secretary to the Governor (Sir Robert Chalmers), district judge at Negombo, and an official (ultimately, the head) of the Land Settlement Department. During his last ten years in the colony, while working on land settlemen...

Bixler, Julius Seelye, 1894-

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Smith College, Professor, Religion and Biblical Literature, 1924-1933. Amherst College, A.B., 1916; M.A., 1920. Yale University, Ph. D., 1924. Harvard University, Professor, Theology, 1933-1942. President, Colby College, 1942-1960. Died March 28, 1985. From the description of Julius Seelye Bixler papers, 1926-1969. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 51246150 Smith College Assistant Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature, 1924-25 ...

Tuve, Merle Antony, 1901-1982

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Physicist. From the description of Merle Antony Tuve papers, 1901-1982 (bulk 1941-1966). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979847 Biographical Note 1901, June 27 Born, Canton, South Dakota 1922 B.S., University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, Minn. ...

Russell, John Dale, 1895-

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Educator and government official. Correspondence, notes, memoranda, reports, surveys, speeches, articles, and published material, relating chiefly to Russell's service as director, Division of Higher Education, and assistant commissioner, U.S. Office of Education (1946-1952); and material relating to his career in education, including teaching positions at University of Kentucky (1927-1929), University of Chicago (1931-1946), and New York University (1958-1961), and work...

Sherwood, Thomas K. (Thomas Kilgore), 1903-1976

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Notestein, Frank W. (Frank Wallace), 1902-

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Frank W. (Wallace) Notestein contributed significantly to the science of demography and to a better understanding of population problems in world affairs, notably through his work on family planning and population control. Notestein began as a Lecturer at Princeton University and developed and directed the Office of Population Research at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School in 1936. Notestein was the president of the Population Council from 1959-1968, advised India's Minister of Health on populati...

Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994

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Osborn, Fairfield, 1887-1969

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Zoologist and conservationist. From the description of Papers of Fairfield Osborn, 1924-1969 (bulk 1948-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131073 President, New York Zoological Society. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1947-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122613271 Biographical Note 1887, Jan. 15 ...

Tizard, Henry Thomas, 1885-1959

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Chemist. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1891-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84185714 Born, 1885; educated at Westminster School; Magdalen College Oxford; Lecturer in Natural Science, Oriel College Oxford, 1911-1921; joined Royal Garrison Artillery, 1914, Royal Field Artillery, 1915; Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Controller, Experiments and Research, Royal Air Force, 1918-1919; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1926; Permanent Secretary, Depa...

Barker, James M.

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Kindleberger, Charles Poor, 1910-2003

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Economist. From the description of Papers of Charles P. Kindleberger, 1932-1992. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958923 Charles Poor Kindleberger was born in 1910 in New York City. He received his A.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1932, and married Sarah Bache Miles in 1937. He received his Ph.D. in 1937 from Columbia University. He worked as a research economist for the Federal Reserve Bank, New York, and for the Bank of International Settle...

Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974

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Physicist, engineer, government official, and science administrator. From the description of Vannevar Bush papers, 1901-1974 (bulk 1932-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980014 Administrator, engineer. From the description of Reminiscences of Vannevar Bush : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569580 Biographical Note ...

Malcolm, William

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Epithet: Reverend; of Firth British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001032.0x000287 ...

Baker, Everett Moore, 1901-1950

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Padelford, Norman J. (Norman Judson), 1903-1982

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Killian, James Rhyne, 1904-

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Scientist, college administrator. From the description of Reminiscences of James Rhyne Killian, Jr. : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565732 October 24, 1957 First Award: Niels Henrik David Bohr January 29, 1959 Second Award: George Charles de Hevesy ...

DuBridge, Lee A. (Lee Alvin), 1901-1994

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Lee DuBridge was President of the California Institute of Technology from 1946-1969. From the description of Space Research, 1958. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095203 DuBridge was President of Caltech. From the description of No Shakeup in JPL Management Due, 1964 Feb. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096493 From the description of Confirmation of Conditions for Relations...

Maritain, Jacques

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Jacques Maritain, a French philosopher and man of letters, was French Ambassador to the Vatican from 1945 to 1948, professor of philosophyat Princeton University from 1948 to 1952 and continued to make his home in Princeton until 1960. His works include TRUE HUMANISM (1936, tr. 1938); ART AND SCHOLASTICISM (1920, tr. 1929); ON THE USE OF PHILOSOPHY (1961). From the description of The responsibility of the artist : typescript, ca. 1960 / by Jacques Maritain. (Peking University Library...

Hook, Sidney, 1902-1989

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American philosopher, professor, and writer. From the description of Letter, 1984 May 20, Wardsboro, Vt., to Edward Weber, Ann Arbor, Mich. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34363838 American philosopher and author; founding member, Congress for Cultural Freedom, 1950. From the description of Sidney Hook papers, 1902-2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872376 Senior fellow at the Hoover Institute. From the description of Corre...

Lilge, Frederic

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Potter, A. A. (Andrey Abraham), 1882-

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Andrey Abraham Potter, a nationally known figure in engineering and scientific education, was born in Vilna, Russia, on August 5, 1882. His parents were Gregor and Rivza Potter. In 1897, Potter moved to the United States, and in 1903 he graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in mechanical engineering from MIT. Potter's early career was devoted to the development of steam turbines for General Electric. He later worked as a professor of mechanical engineering for Kansas State Agricultural C...

Livingstone, Richard Winn, Sir, 1880-1960

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Livingstone was a British educational philosopher and classical scholar. He was the second Vice-chancellor of Queen's College in Belfast (1924-1933). He was later the President of Corpus Christi College at Oxford. Lucien Price was an author and journalist. From the description of Letters to Lucien Price, 1908-1960. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80775281 Livingstone was a British educational philosopher. Lucien Price (1883-1964) was an author and journalist. ...

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...

Maclaurin, W. Rupert (William Rupert), 1907-1959

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Odegard, Peter H., 1901-1966

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Odegard was a professor of Political Science at The University of California, Berkeley. From the description of Peter H. Odegard papers, 1947-1966. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26850192 Political scientist, college professor. Odegard was a government official with the Treasury Dept., 1941-1945. From the description of Papers, 1941-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155524393 ...

Bell, Laird, 1883-1965

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Chicago attorney, chairman of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago, alternate U.S. delegate to 10th Assembly of the United Nations, 1955. From the description of Laird Bell papers, 1903-1962. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420214 Laird Bell, attorney and member of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees. Bell practiced law in Chicago and was involved in a number of civic and corporate organizations. The collection contains documents from hi...

Rubon, Phillip J.

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Canham, Edwin D.

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Thomas, Charles Allen, 1900-1982

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During his early career, Charles Allen Thomas worked at General Motors as a research chemist from 1923 to 1936 and also at Thomas and Hochwalt Laboratories, of which he was also a founder, from 1926 to 1936. Additional employment included: Vice President of Dayton Synthetic Chemicals (1930-34) and Vice President of Carbosolve Corporation (1931-36). The majority of his career, however, was spent at Monsanto, where he worked from 1936 to 1970. At Monsanto his positions included President of Monsan...

Bissell, Richard M. (Richard Mervin), 1909-1994

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Richard Mervin Bissell, Jr. : oral history, 1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122343057 Richard M. Bissell served as economic adviser to the director of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945 to 1946, and served as deputy director, 1946. He also served as executive secretary of the President's Committee on Foreign Aid (Harriman Committee), 1947 to 1948; assistant administrator for the Economic Cooperation Administration...

Stassen, Harold E. (Harold Edward), 1907-2001

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Lawyer; governor. From the description of Reminiscences of Harold Edward Stassen : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513413 American politician. From the description of Letter, 1945 April 30, San Francisco, to Helen M. Taft, Mendon, Mass. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315953452 Stassen was born in Minnesota in 1907. His political career began in 1930 when he was elected as Dakota County at...

Toohey, J. Thomas

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Mid-Century Convocation on the Social Implications of Scientific Progress (1949 : Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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The inauguration of James R. Killian as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's tenth president on April 2, 1949, was preceded by the two-day "Mid-Century Convocation on the Social Implications of Scientific Progress" on March 31 and April 1. The idea for the convocation originated in the wish of the MIT Corporation to examine the role MIT was to play in the post-war era, after the Institute had become a leader in government scientific research during World War II. The convocati...

Hovde, Brynjolf Jakob, 1896-1954

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Government official and educator. From the description of Papers, 1940-1953. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959621 ...