Governing Board members:
Frederick Seitz, Chairman; A.V. Astin, R.F. Bacher, H.A. Bethe, J.W. Buchta, S.A. Goudsmit, D.B. Judd, H.S. Knowles, W.H. Markwood, Jr., W.F. Meggers, P.M. Morse, B. O'Brien, H.F. Olson, R.F. Paton, G.B. Pegram, E. Rodgers, R.A. Sawyer, W. Shockley, H.D. Smyth, J.H. Van Vleck, and M.W. Zemansky.