Harvey Brooks
- Born: August 15, 1915 (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Died: May 28, 2004 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Education
- 1937: AB, Yale University (Mathematics)
- 1940: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1940–1941: Harvard University, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1946–1950: General Electric Company, Researcher and Associate Head, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
- 1950–1975: Harvard University, Professor of Applied Physics
- 1957–1975: Harvard University, Dean, Division of Engineering and Applied Physics
- 1975–1986: Harvard University, Professor of Applied Physics and Technology and Public Policy
- 1986–2004: Harvard University, Benjamine Pierce Emeritus Professor of Technology and Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government; and Gordon McKay Emeritus Professor of Applied Physics
Other Positions
- 1941–1945: Harvard University Underwater Sound Laboratory, Researcher
- 1956–1980: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Editor-in-Chief
- 1960–1964: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
- 1971–1976: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1957–1963: Chair, Committee on Undersea Warfare, National Research Council
- 1958–1958: Member, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Programs and Policies, United States Atomic Energy Commission
- 1962–1974: Member, National Science Board
- 1966–1972: Chair, Committee on Science and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences
- 1975–1978: Chair, Commission on Sociotechnical Systems, National Research Council
- 1987–1991: Member, Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for Development, United Nations
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Harvard University Archives, Pusey Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Online Finding Aid
