Horton Guyford Stever (October 24, 1916 – April 9, 2010) was an Americanadministrator, physicist, educator, and engineer. He was a director of the National Science Foundation (from February 1972 to August 1976).[1]
Stever was raised in Corning, New York, principally by his maternal grandmother. He played football in high school. He graduated from Colgate University with an undergraduate degree in physics and then from California Institute of Technology in 1941 with a PhD in physics.[2] He joined the staff of the radiation lab at MIT. In 1942 he began serving the military as a civilian scientific liaison officer based in London, England until the end of World War II. After D-Day he was sent to France several times to study German technology.
He returned to MIT after the war, serving as associate dean of engineering there from 1956 to 1959 and then as a department head. In 1965 he became the fifth President of Carnegie Mellon University (and the first under that name, in 1967), a position he held until 1972. Stever House, a dorm on Carnegie Mellon's campus is named for him. During this period, he was also chairman of the aeronautics and space engineering board for the National Academy of Engineering advising NASA and other Federal agencies.[3]
He also served as the director of the National Science Foundation from 1972 until 1976. Between 1976 and 1977 he was President Gerald Ford's Science Advisor.
Guyford Stever was chairman or member of numerous advisory committees to the U.S. government. The NACA's Special Committee on Space Technology, also called the "Stever Committee," was among the better-known of these. It was a special steering committee that was formed with the mandate to coordinate various branches of the Federal government, private companies as well as universities within the United States with NACA's objectives and also harness their expertise in order to develop a space program.[5]
NACA's Special Committee on Space Technology in their May 26, 1958 meeting. At the head of the table: Wernher von Braun. Dr. Stever is fourth to his right. Hendrik Wade Bode is fourth from the left.
Remarkably, Hendrik Wade Bode, the man who helped develop the robot weapons that brought down the NaziV-1 flying bombs over London during WWII, was actually serving on the same committee and sitting at the same table as the chief engineer of the V-2, the other weapon that terrorised London: Wernher von Braun.[6][7]
As of their meeting on May 26, 1958, committee members, starting clockwise from the left of the adjacent picture, included:[5]
In 1990 Stever chaired a Committee on Human Exploration of Space for the National Research Council. The committee released a report titled, Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA's 90-Day Study and Alternatives.[8]
^Stever, Horton Guyford (1941). 1. The discharge mechanism of Geiger counters. 2. The mean lifetime of the mesotron from electroscope data (PhD). California Institute of Technology. OCLC 437069509 – via ProQuest.
^"Unit Formed to Aid NASA". New York Times. 1967. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
^Hevesi, Dennis (April 14, 2010). "H. G. Stever, Who Advised Leaders on Science, Dies at 93". New York Times.
^(10 June 2001 Germans at last learn truth about von Braun's 'space research' base. By Tony Paterson in Peenemunde, The Telegraph. Retrieved 9-3-07)
^...Von Braun soon went to work at a secret laboratory called Peenemünde near the Baltic Sea... heading up the team that developed the V2 missile (IEEE Global History Network Retrieved 1-4-09)
^* Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA's 90-Day Study and Alternatives.
^"Horton Guyford Stever". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
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Horton Guyford Stever October 24 1916 April 9 2010 was an American administrator physicist educator and engineer He was a director of the National Science Foundation from February 1972 to August 1976 1 Guyford Stever1st Director of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyIn office August 9 1976 January 20 1977PresidentGerald FordPreceded byEd David Science and Technology 1973 Succeeded byFrank Press4th Director of the National Science FoundationIn office 1972 1976PresidentRichard NixonGerald FordPreceded byWilliam D McElroySucceeded byRichard C Atkinson5th President of Carnegie Mellon UniversityIn office 1965 1972Preceded byJohn WarnerSucceeded byRichard CyertPersonal detailsBornHorton Guyford Stever 1916 10 24 October 24 1916Corning New York U S DiedApril 9 2010 2010 04 09 aged 93 Gaithersburg Maryland U S EducationColgate University BS California Institute of Technology MS PhD Scientific careerFieldsPhysicsInstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThesis1 The discharge mechanism of Geiger counters 2 The mean lifetime of the mesotron from electroscope data 1941 Doctoral advisorVictor Neher Contents 1 Biography 1 1 NACA Special Committee on Space Technology 1 2 NRC Committee on Human Exploration of Space 2 Honors 3 References 4 FootnotesBiography EditStever was raised in Corning New York principally by his maternal grandmother He played football in high school He graduated from Colgate University with an undergraduate degree in physics and then from California Institute of Technology in 1941 with a PhD in physics 2 He joined the staff of the radiation lab at MIT In 1942 he began serving the military as a civilian scientific liaison officer based in London England until the end of World War II After D Day he was sent to France several times to study German technology He returned to MIT after the war serving as associate dean of engineering there from 1956 to 1959 and then as a department head In 1965 he became the fifth President of Carnegie Mellon University and the first under that name in 1967 a position he held until 1972 Stever House a dorm on Carnegie Mellon s campus is named for him During this period he was also chairman of the aeronautics and space engineering board for the National Academy of Engineering advising NASA and other Federal agencies 3 He also served as the director of the National Science Foundation from 1972 until 1976 Between 1976 and 1977 he was President Gerald Ford s Science Advisor He also served on the board of trustees of Science Service now known as Society for Science amp the Public from 1982 to 2006 Stever received an LL D from Bates College in 1977 In 1997 he received the Vannevar Bush Award from the National Science Board Stever died at his home in Gaithersburg Maryland on April 9 2010 4 NACA Special Committee on Space Technology Edit Guyford Stever was chairman or member of numerous advisory committees to the U S government The NACA s Special Committee on Space Technology also called the Stever Committee was among the better known of these It was a special steering committee that was formed with the mandate to coordinate various branches of the Federal government private companies as well as universities within the United States with NACA s objectives and also harness their expertise in order to develop a space program 5 NACA s Special Committee on Space Technology in their May 26 1958 meeting At the head of the table Wernher von Braun Dr Stever is fourth to his right Hendrik Wade Bode is fourth from the left Remarkably Hendrik Wade Bode the man who helped develop the robot weapons that brought down the Nazi V 1 flying bombs over London during WWII was actually serving on the same committee and sitting at the same table as the chief engineer of the V 2 the other weapon that terrorised London Wernher von Braun 6 7 As of their meeting on May 26 1958 committee members starting clockwise from the left of the adjacent picture included 5 Committee member TitleEdward R Sharp Director of the Lewis Flight Propulsion LaboratoryColonel Norman C Appold Assistant to the Deputy Commander for Weapons Systems Air Research and Development Command US Air ForceAbraham Hyatt Research and Analysis Officer Bureau of Aeronautics Department of the NavyHendrik Wade Bode Director of Research Physical Sciences Bell Telephone LaboratoriesW Randolph Lovelace II Lovelace Foundation for Medication Education and ResearchS K Hoffman General Manager Rocketdyne Division North American AviationMilton U Clauser Director Aeronautical Research Laboratory The Ramo Wooldridge CorporationH Julian Allen Chief High Speed Flight Research NACA AmesRobert R Gilruth Assistant Director NACA LangleyJ R Dempsey Manager Convair Astronautics Division of General Dynamics Carl B Palmer Secretary to Committee NACA HeadquartersH Guyford Stever Chairman Associate Dean of Engineering Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHugh L Dryden ex officio Director NACADale R Corson Department of Physics Cornell UniversityAbe Silverstein Associate Director NACA LewisWernher von Braun Director Development Operations Division Army Ballistic Missile AgencyNRC Committee on Human Exploration of Space Edit In 1990 Stever chaired a Committee on Human Exploration of Space for the National Research Council The committee released a report titled Human Exploration of Space A Review of NASA s 90 Day Study and Alternatives 8 Honors EditElected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1953 9 Elected to the American Philosophical Society 2001 10 References EditFenton Edwin 2000 Carnegie Mellon 1900 2000 A Centennial History Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN 0 88748 323 2 Stever H Guyford 2002 In War and Peace My Life in Science and Technology Joseph Henry Press ISBN 0 309 08411 3 H Guyford Stever Oral History from IEEE via the Engineering and Technology History Wiki Announcement of his deathFootnotes Edit National Science Foundation Stever Horton Guyford 1941 1 The discharge mechanism of Geiger counters 2 The mean lifetime of the mesotron from electroscope data PhD California Institute of Technology OCLC 437069509 via ProQuest Unit Formed to Aid NASA New York Times 1967 Retrieved 2017 11 02 Hevesi Dennis April 14 2010 H G Stever Who Advised Leaders on Science Dies at 93 New York Times a b NASA Historical Website missile research centre run by Wernher von Braun who later worked on the American space programme 10 June 2001 Germans at last learn truth about von Braun s space research base By Tony Paterson in Peenemunde The Telegraph Retrieved 9 3 07 Von Braun soon went to work at a secret laboratory called Peenemunde near the Baltic Sea heading up the team that developed the V2 missile IEEE Global History Network Retrieved 1 4 09 Human Exploration of Space A Review of NASA s 90 Day Study and Alternatives Horton Guyford Stever American Academy of Arts amp Sciences Retrieved 2021 10 11 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 10 11 Academic officesPreceded byJohn Warner President of Carnegie Mellon University1965 1972 Succeeded byRichard CyertGovernment officesPreceded byWilliam D McElroy Director of the National Science Foundation1972 1976 Succeeded byRichard C AtkinsonVacantTitle last held byEd David1973as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy1976 1977 Succeeded byFrank Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guyford Stever amp oldid 1140967936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
