Harold Brown
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Key facts
- President
- Jimmy Carter
- Preceded by
- Donald Rumsfeld
- Succeeded by
- Caspar Weinberger
- Born
- ( 1927-09-19 ) September 19, 1927, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) (aged 91), Rancho Santa Fe, California , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Colene Dunning McDowell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 )
- Education
- Columbia University ( BS , MS , PhD )
- Fields
- Nuclear physics , Atomic physics
- Institutions
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , California Institute of Technology
- Thesis
- Beta-spectra of gaseous argon-41 and oxygen-15 (1951)
- Doctoral advisor
- Isidor Isaac Rabi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harold
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Rancho Santa Fe
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Bronx High School of Science
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- Isidor Isaac Rabi
- Field of work
- atomic physics
- Image
- Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Harold Brown
- date of birth
- 1927-09-19
- member of
- National Academy of Engineering
- different from
- Harold Brown
- name in native language
- Harold Brown
- date of death
- 2019-01-04
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described at URL
- wikispooks.com/wiki/Harold_Brown
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Encyclopedic overview
Harold Brown (September 19, 1927 – January 4, 2019) was an American nuclear physicist who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981, under President Jimmy Carter. Previously, in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations, he held the posts of Director of Defense Research and Engineering (1961–1965) and United States Secretary of the Air Force (1965–1969).
A child prodigy, Brown graduated from the Bronx High School of Science at age 15, and earned a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University at age 21. As Secretary of Defense, he set the groundwork for the Camp David Accords, took part in strategic arms negotiations with the Soviet Union, and supported, unsuccessfully, ratification of the SALT II treaty.
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