Jerome B. Wiesner

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gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Edison_Medal
gptkb:IEEE_Founders_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Public_Welfare_Medal
gptkb:Vannevar_Bush_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1915-05-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alexander_Wiesner
gptkb:Elisabeth_Wiesner
gptkb:Joshua_Wiesner
gptkbp:contributedTo development of radar during World War II
gptkbp:deathDate 1994-10-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Science_magazine
gptkbp:field gptkb:science_policy
electrical engineering
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Jerome_Bert_Wiesner
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
gptkb:MIT_Radiation_Laboratory
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jerome B. Wiesner
gptkbp:knownFor leadership at MIT
opposition to nuclear weapons testing
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:educator
gptkb:engineer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Howard_W._Johnson
gptkbp:role gptkb:Science_Advisor_to_the_President
gptkbp:signature Jerome B. Wiesner signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lise_A._W._Wiesner
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Paul_E._Gray
gptkbp:termEnd 1980
gptkbp:termStart 1971
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jerome_B._Wiesner_Professor_of_Media_Arts_and_Sciences
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