february july american physicist directed administration president serving science advisor president tenure marked controversy defense administration allegations dozen nobel scientific evidence suppressed ignored policy decisions including relating stem cell research global warming credited keeping political effects september attacks science research ensuring controls hinder movement engaged scientific research increasing awareness relationship science government served president director early life born new_york grew maryland attended princeton_university graduating physics followed applied physics stanford_university completing education served professor specializing theoretical physics quantum founded institution rose chairman physics department dean arts sciences engaged public speaker science including hosting series educational television programs cbs outspoken campus issues designated university spokesperson scandal treatment athletes left president long_island new_york time state budget cuts university returned growth increases university science research funding federal government presided founding chaired organization operated oversaw construction ill fated super experience credited convincing influence government science carried time served trustee princeton_university stepped president began research member faculty commission picked new_york governor chair scientific fact finding commission job required find common ground viewpoints represented commission commission eventually recommended closure plant course personally disagreed formed commission mid provide recommendations plant safety emergency plans economics operating plant commission consensus recommendations included unanimous findings emergency evacuation plant conducted cooperation refusing approve evacuation plan construction plant prevented started new regulations effect mile island accident operating plant reduce utility costs time emphasized governor seeking consensus encouraged multiple viewpoints reflected characterized consensus conclusions important section report characterized participation learning experience experience credited profoundly changing view relationship scientific community public public hearing prior participation commission said initially expected issues resolved examining scientific data establishing failure quickly aware importance public participation process stating rare opportunities public feel heard taken seriously conduct committee praised activists sides debate focus listening viewpoints ability disagreements personally especially noted january president subsequently won bid operate federal government director lab took office highly publicized scandal leaked lab leading calls activists shut lab directly oppose activists created policies improved environmental management lab community involvement transparency presided commissioning expanded lab program medical imaging placed emphasis technology transfer program leak combined improper handling disposal hazardous waste caused secretary fire lab previous manager inc starting laboratory director noted increased importance health environmental concerns beginning cold war stating getting people understand won simple disagreement job set permanent community advisory council met local environmental groups increase communication laboratory management left join bush administration local environmental groups credited having largely dissipated distrust existed groups started bush administration september director noted democrat fact nature magazine stated relevant decision administration unusual step title special assistant president previous science advisors granted tenure marked controversy defended accusations political influence science scientific research federal agencies scientific evidence suppressed ignored policy decisions especially topics birth control education climate change policy stem cell research defended accusations saying inaccurate motivated especially issue science funding levels continued personally respected academic colleagues tenure director longest history post september attacks helped establish new called central player opposing new restrictions international scientific exchanges people ideas attacks later responsible nation space policy space shuttle columbia disaster played important nation entry program known support emerging field science science policy seeks analyze science policy decisions affects nation ability produce benefit innovation february published report accusing bush administration manipulating science political purposes listing alleged incidents scientific results applying test appointment supposedly scientific advisory panel members april published statement report exposing errors incomplete explanations stating science clear input policy process administration science strongly informs policy union concerned scientists issued revised version report statement published called report conclusions result focusing unrelated incidents vast government apparatus attributed controversy related upcoming elections noted enjoyed close personal relationship president bush white_house chief staff director active involvement administration responded criticism support policies stating know personal positions issues long job sure science input policy making sound executive branch functions properly respect science technology missions topic stem cell research said stem cells offer great promise addressing diseases tell egg sacred job science issue think reproductive technology choice irrelevant job science adviser february speech annual conference stated intelligent design scientific theory don regard intelligent design scientific topic told new_york_times global warming exists republican chair tenure said challenge faced serving president didn want scientific advice let politics direction science policy position earned respect scientific colleagues having identified policies science based hand colleague characterized went white_house scientist advocate refused weigh high profile politically controversial issues instead set fixing broken connections machinery government funds scientific projects criticized collaborating bush administration left office running better entered later life returned faculty member edited book science science policy handbook published served vice president research stepped july died thursday july home new_york years treatment survived wife sons grandson final publication book quantum physics called constructing reality quantum theory particle physics published shortly death
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