Background
Brooks, Harvey was born on August 5, 1915 in Cleveland.
Brooks, Harvey was born on August 5, 1915 in Cleveland.
AB, Yale University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1940. Doctor of Science (honorary), Yale University, 1962.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Union College, 1962. Doctor of Science (honorary), Harvard University, 1963. Doctor of Science (honorary), Kenyon College, 1963.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Brown University, 1964.
Member of staff underwater sound laboratory, Harvard University, 1942-1945;
assistant director ord research laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, 1945;
research associate research laboratory, associate laboratory head Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, General Electric Company, 1946-1950;
professor applied physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950-1986;
professor technical public policy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1986;
dean division engineering and applied physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1975;
Benjamin Peirce emeritus professor technical public policy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1986;
Gordon McKay emeritus professor applied physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1986. Chairman of Commission undersea warfare National Research Council, 1957-1963, chairman commission society technical system, 1975-1978. Member of advisory committee reactor safeguards, programs and policies Atomic Energy Commission, 1958.
Chairman solid state advisory panel Office Naval Research. Member President's Science Advisory Committee, 1959-1964, National Science Board, 1962-1974. Member of advisory committee science and technological development United Nations, 1987-1991.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (Philip Hauge Abelson award 1993), American Physical Society (Forum award 1993). Member National Academy of Sciences (senior member institute medicine, chairman committee science public policy 1966-1972), National Academy Engineering, American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Science (president 1970-1975).
Married, 1945; 4 children.