Dr. John Harmen Marburger, III (born February 8, 1941) is an
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who was the Science Advisor to the
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and the Director of the
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in the administration of President
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.
Marburger was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up in Severna Park
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. He attended
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University a private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and is considered one of the Colonial Colleges....
, graduating in 1962 with a B.A. in Physics, followed by a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from
Stanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university located in Stanford, California, United States...
in 1967.
Dr. John Harmen Marburger, III (born February 8, 1941) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
physicistA physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
who was the Science Advisor to the
PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
and the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology PolicyThe Office of Science and Technology Policy is an office in the Executive Office of the President , established by 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.The director of this office is...
in the administration of President
George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000....
.
Biography
Marburger was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up in Severna Park
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. He attended
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University a private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and is considered one of the Colonial Colleges....
, graduating in 1962 with a B.A. in Physics, followed by a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from
Stanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university located in Stanford, California, United States...
in 1967. After completing his education he served as a professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering at the
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, later becoming chairman of the physics department and Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. In 1980 he left USC to became president of SUNY Stony Brook, leading that university until 1994, during which time it became the university with the most federal funding in the
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.
He later served as trustee of
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University a private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and is considered one of the Colonial Colleges....
.
In February 2005, while serving as the Science Advisor to President Bush, in a speech at the annual conference of the
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, he stated, "
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is not a scientific theory." and "I don't regard Intelligent Design as a scientific topic."