Marquis Who's Who Millennium Magazine

61 A Marquis Who's Who Magazine D r. Lewis McAdory Branscomb is a physicist who has gained prominence in the field as a distinguished academic fellow at Harvard University, a technical manager at IBM, and a policy leader for the federal government. Dr. Branscomb’s expertise on matters of atomic physics and public policy have contributed to the publication of many books, including “Empowering Technology,” “Confessions of a Technophile,” “Korea at the Turning Point,” “Investment in Innovation,” “Industrializing Knowledge,” “Taking Technical Risks,” “Making America Safer,” and “Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response.” His knowledge also helped him as editor of Reviews of Modern Physics. Dr. Branscomb’s outstanding work in the field is backed by many awards and accolades, including the Rockefeller Award, the Department of Commerce’s Gold Medal for Exceptional Service, the Japanese Okawa Prize for Information and Telecommunication, and the Harvard Centennial Prize for Information. Throughout his career, he has taken on the responsibilities given to him with aplomb, particularly as director of the National Bureau of Standards and chair of the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics. Dr. Branscomb has been elected as a member of all three of the National Academies: Science, Engineering and Medicine, and given international membership to the Engineering Academy of Japan and the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Branscomb holds a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Duke University, a PhD from Harvard University, and 15 honorary doctoral degrees. LewisMcAdoryBranscomb,PhD Physicist (Retired) University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA