Frederick Seitz is a physicist and college professor. He served as the president of the National Academy of Sciences, then become the president of Rockefeller University.
Seitz has commented on the role of curiosity in the process of scientific discovery:
- "Over a long time, things that people learn purely out of curiosity can have a revolutionary effect on human affairs." [1]
Positions held:
- Past President, National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.
- President Emeritus, Rockefeller University
- Chair of Fred Singer's Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP).
Links
- A Conversation with Dr. Frederick Seitz - September 3, 1997
- mini-bio