Guyford Stever
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Horton Guyford Stever (born October 24, 1916) is a U.S. administrator, physicist, educator, and engineer.
Stever graduated from California Institute of Technology in 1941 with a Ph.D. in physics. He then joined the staff of the radiation lab at MIT. In 1942 he served the military as a scientific liaison officer based in London, England until the end of World War II.
He returned to MIT, serving as associated dean of engineering there from 1956-1959. In 1965 he became president of Carnegie Mellon University, a position he held until 1972.
He also served as the director of the National Science Foundation from 1972 until 1976. Between 1973 and 1977 he was a presidential science advisor.
Stever received a LL.D. from Bates College in 1977. In 1997, he received the Vannevar Bush Award from the National Science Board.
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