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This is precisely what President Bok did in naming economist A. Michael Spence to succeed Rosovsky. The new dean is not a scientist as many in Harvard's laboratories were reportedly urging on Bok. Nor has he taken unusually active role in collective Faculty affairs as some might have expected of a new dean. Rather, at 40, Spence is one of the youngest and, by all accounts, brightest members of the Faculty. He should, simply by dint of not being all that well known, bring a breath of fresh air to University Hall...
Spence is the third straight economist appointed to fill what is generally considered to be Harvard's second most important academic post, succeeding Rosovsky and Lamont University Professor John T. Dunlop. There had been widespread Faculty speculation that Bok might appoint the first scientist ever in fill the post, but said in the end the decision came was best qualified...
...company was "a minefield of personal intrigue and corporate politics," according to newly named Atari President John Farrand. Concurs Atari's top scientist, Alan Kay: "For a while, the company was playing 'Ha, ha, your end of the boat is sinking.' " But when the bad news became clear last fall, it turned out that everyone was in the same boat...
Kleckner has worked in genetic research since the early 1970s, and members of the department praise her groundbreaking contributions--especially in the field of bacterial transposons, where she is considered a leading scientist...
...people around his house. Bonassoli, who left Villegas's employ in 1979 after a falling-out over money, reported that he is still perfecting the oil-detection device. But, says he, "I won't work with the French again. They mix science and politics. I am a scientist; politics does not interest...