Background
Branscomb, Lewis McAdory was born on August 17, 1926 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Bennett Harvie and Margaret (Vaughan) Branscomb.
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Can Korea realize its dream of matching the economic performance of the G-7 nations in the next 15 years? The marshalling of capital, and dedicated, low-cost labor by authoritarian governments in the past created double-digit economic growth based on imported technology. How can Korea's young democracy, fledgling science, and liberalizing policies compete against a new level of global competition? Korea must build its research capability, accelerate the development of smaller, high-tech firms, and reduce bureaucratic conflict in support of an innovation-based strategy. This book puts Korea's technological challenge in its historical context, documents the reasons past strategies are no longer viable, and presents a blueprint for the next stage in Korean development. Korean economy is one of the most exciting and dynamic ones in the world. Korea finds itself in the position of being regarded as respected competition by nations and firms which earlier regarded it only as a source of low-cost, high-quality production. As the economy has slowed, the Korean government and private sector have faced the challenge of making a change in strategy in regard to its approach to technology, and how the economy is to be managed. This analysis of where Korea has been and how it will deal with technology and economic management is conducted by prominent Korean and American scholars.
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Branscomb, Lewis McAdory was born on August 17, 1926 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Bennett Harvie and Margaret (Vaughan) Branscomb.
AB summa cum laude, Duke U., 1945; Doctor of Science (honorary), Duke U. Master of Science, Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1949; Doctor of Science (honorary), Polytechnic Institute New York Doctor of Science (honorary), Clarkson College Doctor of Science (honorary), Rochester U. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Colorado Doctor of Science (honorary), Western Michigan U. Doctor of Science (honorary), Lycoming College Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alabama Doctor of Science (honorary), Pratt Institute Doctor of Science (honorary), Rutgers University Doctor of Science (honorary), Lehigh University Doctor of Science (honorary), University Notre Dame Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, Binghamton Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Pace U.
Instructor physics, Harvard University, 1950-1951;
lecturer physics, U. Maryland., 1952-1954;
visiting staff member, University College, London, 1957-1958;
chief atomic physics section, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1954-1960;
chief atomic physics division, National Bureau Standards, 1960-1962;
chairman, Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics, U. Colorado, 1962-1965, 68-69;
chief laboratory astrophysics division, National Bureau Standards, Boulder, Colorado, 1962-1969;
professor physics, U. Colorado, 1962-1969;
director, National Bureau Standards, 1969-1972;
chief scientist, vice president, International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, New York, 1972-1986;
member corporate management board, International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, 1983-1986;
director science and technical policy program, Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1996;
Albert Pratt public service professor, Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988-1994;
Aetna professor public policy and corporation management, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994-1996;
professor emeritus, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1996. Member-at-large Defense Science Board, 1969-1972. Member high level policy group science and technical information Organisation Economics Cooperative and Development, 1968-1970.
Member President's Science Advisory Committee, 1965-1968, chairman panel space science and technical, 1967-1968;member National Science Board, 1978-1984, chairman, 1980-1984. Member President's National Productivity Advisory Committee, 1981-1982. Member standing committee controlled thermonuclear research Atomic Energy Commission, 1966-1968.
Member of advisory commission on science and foreign affairs Department State, 1973-1974. Member United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Joint Commision on Science and Technology, 1977-1980. Chairman Committee on Scholarly Communications with the People's Republic of China, 1977-1980.
Member technical assessment advisory county Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, 1990-1995. Chairman Carnegie Forum Task Forceon Teaching as a Profession, 1985-1986. Director Mobil Corporation, Lord Corporation, Mitre Corporation, Draper laboratories, Inc., 1988-1997.
Member president's board visitors U. Oklahoma, 1968-1970. Member astronomy and applied physics visiting committees Harvard University 1969-1983, board overseers, 1984-1986. Member physics visiting committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology,1974-1979.
Member President's Committee National Medal Sciences, 1970-1972. Board directors American National Standards Institute, 1969-1972. Trustee Carnegie Institution, 1973-1990, mem.Carnegie Commision on Science, Technology and Government, 1988-1993.
Trustee Polytechnic Institute New York, 1974-1978, Vanderbilt University, since 1980, National Geography Society, since 1984, WoodsHole Oceanographic Institution, 1985-1992, 93-. Chairman National Information Infrastructure-2000 steering committee National Research Council, 1994-1995.
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Trustee Telluride Institute, 1996-1997. Member Commision on Global Information Infrastructure, since 1995. Fellow American Physical Society (chairman division electron physics 1961-1968, president 1979), American Association for the Advancement of Science (director 1969-1973, 99-), Am Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member NAS (county 1972-1975, 98-), National Academy Engineering (Arthur Bueche award), Engineering Academy Japan (foreign associate), Washington Academy Sciences (Outstanding Science.Achievement award 1959), National Academy Public Administration, American Philosophical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (president 1985-1986).
Married Margaret Anne Wells, October 13, 1951. Children— Harvie Hammond, Katharine C. Branscomb Kelley.