Background
Finger, Harold Ben was born on February 18, 1924 in New York, United States. Son of Beny and Anna (Perlmutter) Finger.
Finger, Harold Ben was born on February 18, 1924 in New York, United States. Son of Beny and Anna (Perlmutter) Finger.
BME, City College of New York, 1944. Master of Science in Aero Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1950.
With National Aeronautics and Space Administration and predecessor National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1944-1969. Manager Atomic Energy Commission-National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Nuclear Propulsion Office, 1960-1967. Director nuclear system National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958-1964, director space power and nuclear system, 1964-1967.
Director space nuclear system division Atomic Energy Commission, 1965-1967. Associate administrator for organization and management National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967-1969. Assistant secretary for housing and urban development research and technical Housing and Urban Development, 1969—1972.
Manager electric utility engineering operating General Electric, Schenectedy, New York, 1972-1974, general manager Center for Energy Systems Washington, 1972-1980. Staff executive Power Systems Strategic Planning and Development, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1980-1983. President, Chief Executive Officer United States Committee for Energy Awareness, Washington, 1983-1987, United States Council for Energy Awareness, Washington, 1987-1991.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (James H. Wyld Propulsion award 1968), National Academy Public Administration. Member: American Institute of Architects (honorary), Mars Society, Planetary Society, National Space Society, American Astronautical Society, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Alumni League (president), National Housing Conference (life trustee), American Nuclear Society, American Society Public Administration, Cosmos Club.
Married Arlene Karsch, June 11, 1949. Children: Barbara Lynn Korengold, Elyse Sue Camozzo, Sandra Ruth Ciccarelli.