Guyford Stever
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Horton Guyford Stever (October 24, 1916 – April 9, 2010) was an American administrator, physicist, educator, and engineer. He was a director of the National Science Foundation (from February 1972 to August 1976).[1]
Quick Facts 1st Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, President ...
Guyford Stever | |
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1st Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
In office August 9, 1976 – January 20, 1977 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Ed David (Science and Technology, 1973) |
Succeeded by | Frank Press |
4th Director of the National Science Foundation | |
In office 1972–1976 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | William D. McElroy |
Succeeded by | Richard C. Atkinson |
5th President of Carnegie Mellon University | |
In office 1965–1972 | |
Preceded by | John Warner |
Succeeded by | Richard Cyert |
Personal details | |
Born | Horton Guyford Stever (1916-10-24)October 24, 1916 Corning, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 9, 2010(2010-04-09) (aged 93) Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | Colgate University (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | 1. The discharge mechanism of Geiger counters. 2. The mean lifetime of the mesotron from electroscope data (1941) |
Doctoral advisor | Victor Neher |
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