George A. Keyworth II
George Albert "Jay" Keyworth II (G. A. Keyworth) (November 30, 1939 – August 23, 2017) was an American physicist who served as White House Science Advisor from 1981 to January 1986. He was a board member of Hewlett-Packard who was asked to step down in light of the controversy surrounding disclosure of sensitive information to the media. He resigned on September 13, 2006.
Jay Keyworth | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
| In office August 1981 – December 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Huberman (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John McTague (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1939 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2017 (aged 77) Monterey, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Yale University (BS) Duke University (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Thesis | A high resolution study of isobaric analogue states in potassium-41 and sodium-23 (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Bilpuch |
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