- Harold L. Nieburg
Harold Leonard Nieburg (November 1927 -
September 27 ,2001 ) was an Americanpolitical scientist , best known for his influential book on themilitary-industrial complex , "In the Name of Science ".Born in 1927 in
Philadelphia , he attended theUniversity of Chicago , earning a Ph. B. (1947), A.M. (1952), and Ph.D. (1960) inpolitical science . He served briefly in theU.S. Air Force during theKorean War , reaching the rank ofcorporal , and as a reporter for "The Philadelphia Inquirer " and for the "Chicago Sun-Times ". Later he taught atIllinois State University ,Case Institute of Technology , and theUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before accepting a position atSUNY-Binghamton in 1970. He retired in 1995 to theFt. Myers, Florida region.He was considered an international expert on political conflict and the
Cold War , and was a confidant ofJohn F. Kennedy ,Robert Kennedy , and Paul Simon.He wrote numerous books, including "Nuclear Secrecy and Foreign Policy" (1964), "Political Violence: The Behavioral Process" (1969), and "Culture Storm: Politics and the Ritual Order" (1973). He also wrote hundreds of scholarly articles. His most influential work was "In the Name of Science" (1966). The book focused on the political uses to which
science is put with an emphasis on defense spending on science. Later in his career he focused on politicaljournalism and political polling [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0275912345/] , and was an early advocate of the use ofcomputer s in political science. This last interest eventually led him to write for computer magazines such asComputer Shopper . He was also an amateurphotographer .He died on
27 September ,2001 of ananeurysm . He is survived by his wife Janet Nieburg and his four children.External links
* [http://inside.binghamton.edu/September-October/4oct01/N&N.html#Anchor-OBITUARIES-49849 SUNY Binghamton Obituary]
* [http://harpur.binghamton.edu/1012hotline/index.html Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Obituary]
* [http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0202/class-notes/deaths-print.html University of Chicago Obituary]
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