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Parsons, Henry McIlvaine was born on August 31, 1911 in Lenox, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Herbert and Elsie Worthington (Clews) Parsons.
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Man-Machine System Experiments
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Book by Parsons, Professor Henry McIlvaine
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Henry McIlvaine Parsons
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Henry McIlvaine Parsons, American Psychologist. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, APA (president division 21 1975-1976, Franklin V. Taylor award 1992), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (president 1968-1969, President's Distinguished Svc. award 1993), Washington Academy Sciences, American Psychological Society; mem.N.Y. Academy Sciences, Ergonomics Society, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor, Yale University, 1933; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles, 1963.
Career
Reporter, New York Herald Tribune, 1935-1942; organizer, New York Newspaper Guild, 1942; assistant, then lecturer psychology, Columbia University, 1947-1952; research associate, New York University, 1951-1952; supervisor, Electronics Research laboratories, Columbia University, 1952-1958; member human factors staff, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach and Santa Monica, California, 1956-1958; senior human factors scientist, branch head, System Development Corporation, Santa Monica and Falls Church, Virginia, 1958-1968; self-employed consultant, 1968-1969. 70-73; vice president research, Riverside Research Institute, New York City, 1969-1970; executive director, Institute Behavioral Research Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland., 1974-1979; president, Experimental College of Institute Behavioral Research, Silver Spring, 1974-1980; manager human factors projects, Human Resources Research Organisation, Alexandria, Virginia, 1980-1983; senior staff scientist, Essex Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, 1983-1990; manager Center for Human Factors Research, Human Resources Research Organisation, Alexandria, since 1990; Adjunct Professor, Lehigh University, 1983-1984.
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Man-Machine System Experiments
(Book by Parsons, Professor Henry McIlvaine)
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Man-Machine System Experiments
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (president division 21 1975-1976, Franklin V. Taylor award 1992), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (president 1968-1969, President's Distinguished Service award 1993), Washington Academy of Sciences, American Psychological Society. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Ergonomics Society, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Century (New York City). Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Renee Oakman, 1938 (divorced 1945). 1 son, Jack; married Marina Svetlova, 1949 (divorced 1957). Married Marjorie Thorson, 1957.
