William Robert Graham, the Glossary
William Robert Graham (born June 15, 1937) is an American physicist who was chairman of President Reagan's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control from 1982 to 1985, a deputy administrator and acting administrator of NASA during 1985 and 1986, and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and concurrently science adviser to President Reagan from 1986 to 1989.[1]
Table of Contents
39 relations: Administrator of NASA, Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bachelor of Science, Ballistic missile, California Institute of Technology, Dale D. Myers, Defense Science Board, Deputy Administrator of NASA, Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical engineering, Engineering physics, George H. W. Bush, Hans Mark, James C. Fletcher, James M. Beggs, Kirtland Air Force Base, Master of Science, NASA, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Nuclear electromagnetic pulse, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Physicist, Physics, RAND Corporation, Ronald Reagan, Rumsfeld Commission, San Antonio, San Diego, Santa Monica, California, Space Shuttle Challenger, Stanford University, Texas, Thomas P. Rona, United States Congress, United States Department of State, United States Secretary of Defense, United States Senate.
- Deputy Administrators of NASA
- Directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Administrator of NASA
The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States.
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Air Force Research Laboratory
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research and development detachment of the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of direct-energy based aerospace warfighting technologies, planning and executing the Air Force science and technology program, and providing warfighting capabilities to United States air, space, and cyberspace forces.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
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Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
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Ballistic missile
A ballistic missile (BM) is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.
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California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
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Dale D. Myers
Dale Dehaven Myers (January 8, 1922 – May 19, 2015) was an American aerospace engineer who was Deputy Administrator of NASA, serving between October 6, 1986, and May 13, 1989. William Robert Graham and Dale D. Myers are Deputy Administrators of NASA and Reagan administration personnel.
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Defense Science Board
The Defense Science Board (DSB) is a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the U.S. Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters.
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Deputy Administrator of NASA
The Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the second-highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. William Robert Graham and Deputy Administrator of NASA are Deputy Administrators of NASA.
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.
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Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
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Engineering physics
Engineering physics, or engineering science, refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, particularly computer, nuclear, electrical, electronic, aerospace, materials or mechanical engineering.
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George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushAfter the 1990s, he became more commonly known as George H. W. Bush, "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush the Elder" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009; previously, he was usually referred to simply as George Bush.
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Hans Mark
Hans Michael Mark (June 17, 1929 – December 18, 2021) was a German-born American government official who served as Secretary of the Air Force and as a Deputy Administrator of NASA. William Robert Graham and Hans Mark are Deputy Administrators of NASA and Reagan administration personnel.
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James C. Fletcher
James Chipman Fletcher (June 5, 1919 – December 22, 1991) served as the 4th and 7th Administrator of NASA, first from April 27, 1971, to May 1, 1977, under President Richard M. Nixon, and again from May 12, 1986, to April 8, 1989, under President Ronald Reagan. William Robert Graham and James C. Fletcher are California Institute of Technology alumni and Reagan administration personnel.
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James M. Beggs
James Montgomery Beggs (January 9, 1926 – April 23, 2020) was an American businessman and consultant who served as the 6th Administrator of NASA from 1981 to 1986. William Robert Graham and James M. Beggs are Reagan administration personnel.
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Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base.
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Master of Science
A Master of Science (Magister Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), also known as the National Academies, is a congressionally chartered organization that serves as the collective scientific national academy of the United States.
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National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.
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Nuclear electromagnetic pulse
A nuclear electromagnetic pulse (nuclear EMP or NEMP) is a burst of electromagnetic radiation created by a nuclear explosion.
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Office of Science and Technology Policy
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.
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Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe.
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Physics
Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.
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RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is an American nonprofit global policy think tank, research institute, and public sector consulting firm.
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
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Rumsfeld Commission
The Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States, commonly called the Rumsfeld Commission, was an independent commission formed by the US Congress to evaluate the ballistic missile threat posed to the United States.
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San Antonio
San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 US census.
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San Diego
San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.
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Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (Saint Monica; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast.
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Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA.
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Stanford University
Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) is a private research university in Stanford, California.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
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Thomas P. Rona
Thomas P. Rona (1923–1997) was a 1980s era science advisor to the Defense Department and the White House under Presidents Reagan and Bush. William Robert Graham and Thomas P. Rona are Directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
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United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.
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United States Secretary of Defense
The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
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See also
Deputy Administrators of NASA
- Aaron Cohen (Deputy NASA administrator)
- Alan M. Lovelace
- Dale D. Myers
- Daniel Mulville
- Dava Newman
- Deputy Administrator of NASA
- Frederick D. Gregory
- George Low
- Hans Mark
- Hugh Latimer Dryden
- James Morhard
- James R. Thompson Jr.
- John R. Dailey
- Lori Garver
- Pamela Melroy
- Robert Seamans
- Shana Dale
- Thomas O. Paine
- William Robert Graham
Directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Alondra Nelson
- Arati Prabhakar
- Benjamin Huberman
- D. Allan Bromley
- Eric Lander
- Frank Press
- George A. Keyworth II
- Guyford Stever
- John H. Gibbons (scientist)
- John Holdren
- John Marburger
- Kei Koizumi (science policymaker)
- Kelvin Droegemeier
- Kerri-Ann Jones
- Neal Francis Lane
- Rosina Bierbaum
- Thomas P. Rona
- William Robert Graham
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Robert_Graham
Also known as William Graham (NASA Official), William R. Graham, William R. Graham Jr..