Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Science and Technology: The Challenges of the Future; Proceedings of the Nbs 80th Anniversary Colloquium Series; February-March, 1981
Dr. Lewis M. Branscomb, vice president and chief scientist of International Business Machines Corporation, is responsible for guiding the Corporation's scientific and technical programs to ensure that they meet long-term needs. He joined ibm in May 1972.
A noted physicist, Dr. Branscomb was appointed director of the National Bureau of Standards by the President in 1969 after a research career at the Bureau since 1951.
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