John the program is entitled the origins of the militaryindustrial complex and features dr. Daniel ellis, who is this years staff fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Dan has advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years. Dan did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, military construction, and he does many more things at crs. He holds a phd in Political Science from George Washington university. And at crs, as many of you know, he is the author of many reports on defense, trade and security. , this project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. This is funded by a gift left by th
Fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years, he did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, and he does many more things at crs. Degree in Political Science from George Washington university, and as many of you know, he is the author of numerous reports on defense, trade and security. This project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. Gift left byd by a the late john w kluge. Nearly 100 scholars passed through the center each year. It is our honor to have dan with us the bulk of the last year. Please join me in welcoming dan. [applause] danie
He wrote a memoir as the New York Times declared he was a great man and the dole book because he didnt reveal too many secrets. But my grandfather had an extraordinary career because he served the country in three wars and he helped make poison gas during world war i and and became president of harvard and because of the wartime experience and a chemist by training and was recruited by roosevelt as a general of World War Two in charge again of all chemical weapons including the bomb and ended up to oversee the Manhattan Project where they built the first atomic bomb and then one of the key architects and then became a key adviser with the Nuclear Weapons policy how to confront the russian threat how to become ambassador to germany germany when they thought the war might to be fought right there on the lines because of soviet aggression and because of the entire wartime experience the only way for democracy to survive to be a strong country was to have a great School System to show that
Jennet conant, book about her grandfather, difficult time putting down. Would you please encapsulate the life of your grandfather briefly because he seems to have compressed four or five lives into one lifetime. He did, in fact, he wrote a memoir called my several lives, the only problem with it it was New York Times declared he was a great man and it was a dull book because he was a buttoned down yankee and he didnt reveal too many secrets. My grandfather had extraordinary career because he the country in three wars essentially, too hot andn one cold. He became president of harvard and because of his wartime experience and because he was a brilliant chemist by training, he ended up being recruited by roosevelt to be one of scientific generals, he was in charge again of all chemical weapons but that included a new weapon and he ended up overseeing the Manhattan Project, laboratory at los alamos where they built the first atomic bomb. He had advised roosevelt and became key adviser to t
A campus can be the placenta between cutting-edge technology and hi-tech startups. A swift survey of what universities can do for a town would be instructive. Even traditionally, just the presence of one or more universities in the vicinity could create vital business for a town. This is as true for Bologna in Italy as it is for Aligarh and Manipal in India.