Willis Harman

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Willis W. Harman
Born	(1918-08-16)August 16, 1918 Seattle, Washington
Died	January 30, 1997(1997-01-30) (aged 78) Stanford, California
Nationality	American
Fields	Electrical engineering
Institutions	Stanford University
Alma mater	Stanford University
Doctoral advisor	Karl Spangenberg
Doctoral students	Norman Abramson Nils Nilsson John B. Thomas

Willis Harman (August 16, 1918 – January 30, 1997)^[1] was an American engineer, social scientist, academic, futurist, writer, and visionary.

He is best remembered for his work with SRI International, for being president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in California,^[2] and for his work in raising consciousness within the international business community.^[3]

Early life and education

Harman was born in Seattle, Washington on August 16, 1918. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1939 with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, he worked for General Electric and then joined the Navy as an electrical officer. He was stationed on the USS Maryland (BB-46) but was ashore near Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After the end of World War II, Harman received his M.S. in Physics and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.^[2] He has three daughters, one son, many grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He had a rose garden and a swinging horse in his backyard.

Career

Harman taught for several years at the University of Florida before joining the Stanford faculty in 1952.^[2] He eventually left Stanford to become a senior social scientist at SRI International where he initiated a futures research program, exploring the national and global future. In this capacity he worked on long-term strategic planning and policy analysis for an assortment of corporations, government agencies, and international organizations.^[4] He then served as president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences from 1975 until his death in 1997. During the 1970s, he was appointed a regent of the University of California by then governor Jerry Brown.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Selected works

Biology Revisioned (with Elizabet Sahtouris, 1998)
Global Mind Change: The Promise of the 21st Century (2nd ed., 1998)
New Business of Business: Taking Responsibility for a Positive Global Future (with Maya Porter, 1997)
New Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science (with Jane Clark, 1994)
New Traditions in Business: Spirit and Leadership in the 21st Century (1991)
Creative Work: The Constructive Role of Business N A Transforming Society(1991)
Global Mind Change: The New Age Revolution in the Way We Think (1988/1990)
Paths to Peace (with Richard Smoke, 1987)
Higher Creativity:Liberating the Unconscious for Breakthrough Insight (with Howard Rheingold, 1984)
Energy Futures, Human Values and Life Styles (1982)
Changing Images of Man (1982)
An Incomplete Guide to the Future (1976/1979).

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Persondata
Name	Harman, Willis
Alternative names
Short description	American electrical engineer
Date of birth	August 16, 1918
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington
Date of death	January 30, 1997
Place of death	Stanford, California

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