President's Science Advisory Committee

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The President's Science Advisory Committee was a group of leading scientists that advised the U.S. President on scientific and technological issues, particularly during the Cold War era.

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instanceOf United States federal advisory body
scientific advisory committee
advisedPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
alsoKnownAs PSAC
appointedBy President of the United States
chairperson Donald F. Hornig
George B. Kistiakowsky
linked to: George Kistiakowsky

James R. Killian Jr.
Jerome B. Wiesner
linked to: Jerome Wiesner
country United States
createdUnder Dwight D. Eisenhower
dissolved 1973
field national security policy
science policy
technology policy
focusArea arms control
civilian research and development policy
missile defense
nuclear weapons policy
space policy
historicalPeriod Cold War
inception 1957
influenced creation of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
location Washington, D.C.
mainRole advised the President of the United States on scientific issues
advised the President of the United States on technological issues
provided scientific advice on national security and defense
member Charles Townes
linked to: Charles Hard Townes

Donald F. Hornig
Edward M. Purcell
George B. Kistiakowsky
linked to: George Kistiakowsky

George F. Carrier
George K. Zipf
George W. Beadle
Hans A. Bethe
linked to: Hans Bethe

Harvey Brooks
Herbert F. York
Isidor I. Rabi
linked to: I. I. Rabi

James A. Van Allen
Jerome B. Wiesner
linked to: Jerome Wiesner

Lee A. DuBridge
Norman F. Ramsey
linked to: Norman Ramsey

William O. Baker
notableReport 1963 report "Use of Behavioral Sciences in Government"
1965 report on the supersonic transport (SST)
report on the 1957 Sputnik crisis
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
reasonForDissolution abolished by President Richard Nixon
replaced Office of Science and Technology Policy
replaces Science Advisory Committee of the Office of Defense Mobilization

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James R. Killian Jr. memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee
I. I. Rabi memberOf United States President's Science Advisory Committee
linked to: President's Science Advisory Committee
Jerome Wiesner positionHeld Science Advisor to the President of the United States
linked to: President's Science Advisory Committee
Jerome Wiesner memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee
President's Science Advisory Committee replaces Science Advisory Committee of the Office of Defense Mobilization
linked to: President's Science Advisory Committee
George Kistiakowsky memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee
PSAC fullName President's Science Advisory Committee
PSAC replaced Science Advisory Committee of the Office of Defense Mobilization
linked to: President's Science Advisory Committee
George Kistiakowsky memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee
subject linked to: Kistiakowsky
Lee A. DuBridge memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee
Harvey Brooks memberOf President’s Science Advisory Committee
linked to: President's Science Advisory Committee
Donald F. Hornig memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee
James Killian memberOf President's Science Advisory Committee