Name Arthur Adams | Died November 18, 1980 | |
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Arthur S. Adams (July 1, 1896 – November 18, 1980) was an American academic most notable for having served as president of the University of New Hampshire. He also served as Assistant Dean of Engineering and Director of the Engineering Science Management War Training Program and Provost at Cornell. In 1948 he was appointed president of the University of New Hampshire. He was chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board at the United States Department of Defense from 1953 to 1955. From 1962-1965, he served as the second president of the Salzburg Global Seminar, a non-profit organization based in Salzburg, Austria, whose mission is to challenge current and future leaders to develop creative ideas for solving global problems. Dr. Adams co-authored The Development of Physical Thought and Fundamentals of Thermodynamics.
Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, Adams was a 1918 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.