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George B. Kistiakowsky, Lawrence Professor of Chemistry, called the selection of Wiesner an "excellent choice, one that should provide enlightened leadership for the M. I. T. community and for the city of Cambridge in general...
Kistiakowsky, who worked with Wiesner on the 1945 Los Alamos atomic bomb project, described him as a "thoughtful person, liberal, anti-militaristic, a man concerned with the problems of the young...
Noting that Wiesner has been outspoken in his opposition to the Indochina war and the anti-ballistic missile program, Chayes predicted that Wiesner will attempt to "devote more time to the integration of scientific work with the problems of the community...
Paul M. Doty, Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry, believes that Wiesner's main job will be strengthening M. I. T.'s non-scientific and technical departments, especially the humanities...
...This department is seriously limited." Doty said, "and I feel that Wiesner will try to remedy this through first-rate appointments to the field...