Lewis M. Branscomb
Physicist and science policy advisor · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1926 to 2023 · aged 96
Lewis McAdory Branscomb was an American physicist, government policy advisor, and corporate research manager. He was best known for being head of the National Bureau of Standards and, later, chief scientist of IBM; and as a prolific writer on science policy issues.
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2023Died31 May 20232013Philip Hauge Abelson PrizeAward2002Harvard Centennial MedalAward1972William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementAward1958Fellow of the American Physical SocietyAward1926Born17 August 1926
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United States
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Scientists
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Deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2023 · aged 96
