Lewis Branscomb
- Born: August 17, 1926 (Asheville, North Carolina)
Education
- 1945: AB, Duke University (Physics)
- 1947: MS, Harvard University (Physics)
- 1949: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1949–1951: Harvard University, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1950–1951: Harvard University, Instructor in Physics
- 1951–1954: National Bureau of Standards, Physicist
- 1954–1960: National Bureau of Standards, Chief, Atomic Physics Section
- 1960–1962: National Bureau of Standards, Chief, Atomic Physics Division
- 1962–1969: National Bureau of Standards and University of Colorado, Boulder, Fellow and Chair, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA)
- 1969–1972: National Bureau of Standards, Director
- 1972–1986: IBM, Vice President and Chief Scientist
- 1986–1988: Harvard University, Professor of Public Service, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 1988–1994: Harvard University, Albert Pratt Public Service Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 1994–1996: Harvard University, Aetna Professor in Public Policy and Corporate Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 1996–present: Harvard University, Aetna Professor in Public Policy and Corporate Management Emeritus, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 2005–present: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Research Associate
Other Positions
- 1944–1949: United States Naval Reserve, Officer
- 1952–1954: University of Maryland, Lecturer in Physics
- 1957–1958: University College London, Visiting Staff Member
- 1962–1969: National Bureau of Standards, Chief, Laboratory Astrophysics Division
- 1965–1967: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
- 1972–1986: R&D Incorporated (IBM subsidiary), President
- 1979–1979: American Physical Society, President
- 1984–1987: IBM, Director, World Trade Europe/Middle East/Africa Corporation
- 1986–1996: Harvard University, Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1962–1969: Adjoint Professor of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
- 1962–1969: Member, JASON study group
- 1963–1969: Editor, Reviews of Modern Physics
- 1972–1982: Member, Board of Directors, RAND Corporation
- 1973–1989: Member, Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institution of Washington
- 1975–1985: Member, Board of Directors, General Foods Corporation
- 1978–1999: Member, Board of Directors, Mobil Corporation
- 1979–1984: Member, National Science Board
- 1980–1984: Chair, National Science Board
- 1983–1986: Member, Corporate Management Board, IBM
- 1984–1986: Member, Board of Overseers, Harvard University
- 1987–1999: Member, Board of Directors, MITRE Corporation
- 1988–1998: Member, Board of Directors, Charles Draper Laboratories, Inc.
- 2005–present: Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Diego
Oral History Interviews
- 1988: National Institute of Standards and Technology Library
Published Resources
Lewis Brancsomb, Confessions of a Technophile (Woodbury, NY: American Institute of Physics, 1995)
