Donald Hornig
Donald Hornig | |
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| 14th President of Brown University | |
| In office 1970–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Heffner |
| Succeeded by | Howard Swearer |
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology | |
| In office January 24, 1964 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Jerome Wiesner |
| Succeeded by | Lee DuBridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Frederick Hornig August 17, 1920 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 2013 (aged 92) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BS, MS, PhD) |
Donald Frederick Hornig (March 17, 1920 – January 21, 2013) was an American chemist, explosives expert, teacher and presidential science advisor. He served as president of Brown University from 1970 to 1976.
Life and career
Hornig was born in
After graduating, he started work at the Underwater Explosives Laboratory of the
In 1946 he joined the staff of
Shortly before President
In 1970 he became president of Brown University, and he remained in office until he resigned in 1976. The end of his term was noted for financial cutbacks at the university, which was met by student protests. Thereafter he became Professor of Chemistry in Public Health at Harvard University. From 1987 to 1990 he served the Harvard University School of Public Health as chairman of the Department of Environmental Health. He retired in 1990.[6]
Since 2013, Hornig has been listed on the Advisory Council of the National Center for Science Education.[7]
Hornig died from Alzheimer's disease[8] in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 21, 2013.[9]
In popular culture
In the 2023 film Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, Hornig was portrayed by actor David Rysdahl.
Awards and honors
- Winner of the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award of the American Chemical Society, 1967.[10]
- Honorary LL.D from Boston College, November 12, 1966.[11]
- Honorary D.Sc. from the University of Maryland, 1965.[12]
- Honorary D.Sc. from Syracuse University, 1968.[13]
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- Member of the American Philosophical Society.
- Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.
- Recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship.
References
- ^ Donald Frederick Hornig at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b c Donald Hornig, Last to See First A-Bomb, Dies at 92, The New York Times, January 26, 2013
- doi:10.1021/cen-v073n029.p053. Archived from the original(Abstract) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Staff. "Donald Hornig". Brown University. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- PMID 17731760.
- ^ "Dr. Donald Hornig". Colorado University-Boulder. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Advisory Council". ncse.com. National Center for Science Education. 2008-07-15. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ "American Institute of Physics". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ Morgan, Thomas J. (2013-01-22). "Donald F. Hornig dies; was president of Brown University". Breaking News. The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ^ "Charles Lathrop Parsons Award". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ President's Office (August 5, 1996). "Honorary Degrees Awarded by Boston College 1952-1995". Boston College. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Staff (June 19, 2006). "Honorary Degrees". University of Maryland Libraries. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Staff (2008). "Recipient of Honorary Degrees". Archives and Records Management, Syracuse University. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
External links
- Oral History Interview with Donald Hornig, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
- Episode of The Memory Palace podcast about Horning's peculiar role during the first A-Bomb test
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