Roland W. Schmitt

Roland Walter Schmitt (July 24, 1923 – March 31, 2017 ) was a physicist, business executive and the nineteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Quotes We hardly know the limit of intelligence of individuals who can fruitfully contribute to science in one way or another if they are given the proper training – including graduate training – as assistants, as supervised or semi-independent researchers, as team members. Individuals with any of a very broad spectrum of intellectual attributes can contribute to science. in Criteria for Federal Support of Science: A Panel Discussion Arranged by the Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council, March 11, 1968 National Academy of Sciences 1969 17 External links Category:Academics from the United States Category:Physicists from the United States Category:1923 births Category:2017 deaths Category:Businesspeople from Texas Category:Educators from the United States Category:Scientists from Texas