James R. Killian Jr.
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James R. Killian Jr. was an American engineer and educator who served as president of MIT and as the first Special Assistant for Science and Technology to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Aliases (1)
- James Rhyne Killian Jr. ×1
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| instanceOf |
educator
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engineer → human → science advisor → university president → |
| academicDiscipline |
engineering
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science and technology studies → |
| advisorTo |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| affiliation |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| appointedBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| awardReceived |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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| birthDate |
1904-07-24
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| deathDate |
1988-01-29
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| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| familyName |
Killian
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| fieldOfWork |
engineering education
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higher education administration → science and technology policy → |
| fullName |
James Rhyne Killian Jr.
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| genre |
science policy writing
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| givenName |
James
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| hasHonor |
MIT James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award named in his honor
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| influenced |
U.S. federal science and technology advisory structures
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| knownFor |
shaping U.S. science policy during the Eisenhower administration
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strengthening ties between government, industry, and academia in science and technology → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
National Science Board
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President's Science Advisory Committee → |
| nationality |
American
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| notableFor |
being first Special Assistant for Science and Technology to the U.S. President
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| notableRole |
key figure in U.S. response to Sputnik and early space race policy
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| notableWork |
development of U.S. federal science advisory system
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leadership in postwar expansion of MIT → |
| occupation |
educator
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engineer → president of university → university administrator → |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Chairman of the President's Science Advisory Committee → President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology → Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology → |
| residence |
Massachusetts
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Referenced by (5)
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President's Science Advisory Committee
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chairperson |
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James R. Killian Jr.
("James Rhyne Killian Jr.")
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fullName |
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Killian
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hasNotableBearer |
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Industrial Research Institute Medal
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hasRecipient |
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Public Welfare Medal
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notableRecipient |