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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_BJames B. Conant - Wikipedia

    James Bryant Conant (March 26, 1893 – February 11, 1978) was an American chemist, a transformative President of Harvard University, and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. Conant obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard in 1916.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › James-B-ConantJames B. Conant | Harvard President, Nuclear Physicist ...

    James B. Conant (born March 26, 1893, Dorchester, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 11, 1978, Hanover, N.H.) was an American educator and scientist, president of Harvard University, and U.S. high commissioner for western Germany following World War II.

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 1978/02/12 › archivesJames B. Conant Is Dead at 84; Harvard President for 20 Years

    Feb 12, 1978 · CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sunday,Feb. 12 —James Bryant Conant, president of Harvard University for 20 years, died yesterday after a long illness, the university announced early today. He was 84 years...

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  5. ahf.nuclearmuseum.org › ahf › profileJames B. Conant - Nuclear Museum

    James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was an American chemist and government official. Early Years Conant was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and attended the Roxbury Latin School.

  6. www.thecrimson.com › article › 2011/10/21'Against the Root of Privilege' | News | The Harvard Crimson

    Oct 21, 2011 · On December 2, 1942, James Bryant Conant—Harvard University President and the chairman of the National Defense Research Committee—received a phone call from prominent physicist Arthur Compton.

  7. www.osti.gov › Administrators › james-conantManhattan Project: People > Administrators > JAMES B. CONANT

    Conant became director of the NDRC when Bush left in June 1941 to lead the newly created Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD). Bush and Conant, throughout the war years, worked closely together on the issue of atomic research and development for military purposes.

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  9. link.springer.com › article › 10James B. Conant and the fulfillment of three life ambitions

    Mar 3, 2018 · James B. Conant (1893–1978) may not be a household name today, but in his lifetime, he was well known enough to be featured on the cover of Time magazine four times.