Jerome Wiesner

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Jerome Wiesner was an American engineer, science advisor to President John F. Kennedy, and influential MIT president known for his leadership in science policy and technology innovation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engineer
human
science advisor
university president
advisorTo John F. Kennedy
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of Michigan
employer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
familyName Wiesner
fieldOfWork engineering
higher education administration
science and technology policy
givenName Jerome
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee
name Jerome Wiesner self-link
notableFor influencing national policy on space and defense technologies
promoting technology innovation at MIT
shaping U.S. federal science policy in the 1960s
notableWork advocacy on nuclear arms control
leadership in U.S. science policy
occupation educator
engineer
science policy advisor
university administrator
positionHeld President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
President's Science Advisory Committee
surface form: Science Advisor to the President of the United States
sexOrGender male
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.

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MIT Media Lab foundedBy Jerome Wiesner
Jerome Wiesner name Jerome Wiesner self-link
President's Science Advisory Committee chairperson Jerome Wiesner
this entity surface form: Jerome B. Wiesner
President's Science Advisory Committee member Jerome Wiesner
this entity surface form: Jerome B. Wiesner
MIT Building 20 associatedWithPerson Jerome Wiesner
PSAC chairperson Jerome Wiesner
this entity surface form: Jerome B. Wiesner