Background
Adams, Ruth Salzman was born on July 25, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of George Thomas and Josephine Amanda (Benson) Salzman.
Adams, Ruth Salzman was born on July 25, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of George Thomas and Josephine Amanda (Benson) Salzman.
Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, 1946.
Editorial secretary, Econometrics of Cowles Commission, University of Chicago, 1953-1955; managing editor, then editor, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Chicago, 1955-1968; editor, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Chicago, 1978-1984; director international security program, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, 1985-1992; senior sdvisor, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, since 1993. Research associate American Academy Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1978.
Executive director Illinois division American Civil Liberties Union, 1971-1974. Governing board International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, 1971-1979. Board directors Council for a Livable World, Washington, 1962-1991, Chicago Women's Network, 1981-1992, Washington Committee for National Security, 1983-1985.
Participant International Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, 1957–2005. Member advisory board on science and technical development National Academy of Sciences, 1973-1978. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member Council on Foreign Relations, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Mark F. Skinner, 1946 (divorced 1951). Children— Gail, Beth, Megan. Married Robert McCormick Adams, Junior, July 24, 1953.