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Richard Pew

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Sport
  
Fencing

Name
  
Richard Pew

Events
  
Epee


Born
  
April 22, 1933 (age 90) (
1933-04-22
)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation
  
engineering psychologist

Alma mater
  
Cornell University, Harvard University, University of Michigan

Richard Pew (born April 22, 1933) is a recognized American engineering psychologist in the field of human factors.

Pew earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1956 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He earned an AM in psychology from Harvard University in 1960. He completed a PhD in psychology in 1963 under the guidance of Paul Fitts at the University of Michigan, and subsequently became a faculty member there. Pew has spent many years as a research scientist at BBN Technologies, and is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Pew is also an accomplished fencer, and competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

References

Richard Pew Wikipedia