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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.
James B. Conant was an American educator and scientist, president of Harvard University, and U.S. high commissioner for western Germany following World War II. Conant received A.B. and Ph.D. (1916) degrees from Harvard and, after spending a year in the research division of the chemical warfare.
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.
May 29, 2018 · He was the general editor of the Harvard Case Histories in Experimental Science (1948; reissued 1957). In 1950 he was a principal advocate before Congress for federal support of science and the formation of the National Science Foundation.
As one of the nation’s foremost scientists, James B. Conant served as the chairman of the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) and played a critical role as the key scientific advisor overseeing the Manhattan Project.
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 old.
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.
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.
Apr 1, 2019 · Nearly thirty years ago, as I was researching a study of James B. Conant (1893–1978)—chemist, Harvard University president, Manhattan Project administrator, diplomat (Ike's man in Germany), and more—I interviewed the great man's granddaughter, Jennet.
Sep 7, 2017 · Conant (1893–1978) was one of the first and most prominent scientist-administrators. Between the dawn of the First World War and the end of the cold war, this new breed of...
