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JFK

Inside Wis: Fifty years after his death, JFK’s science and technology legacy endures

Posted on November 22, 2013

The wave of remembrances tied to the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination have necessarily stressed his role in pushing the frontiers of space exploration, but his contributions to innovation in other realms of science and technology reach well beyond.

Posted in 2013, News, UCEDD, YearTagged Historical, JFK, Waisman Center

Madison remembers JFK

Posted on November 20, 2013

Stu Levitan, Isthmus Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1963 Cloudy, humid, high 48 President John F. Kennedy begins his last full day in the White House with a Western Union telegram to UW-Madison President Fred Harvey Harrington. …

Posted in 2013, Awards and Honors, News, Research, YearTagged Harry Waisman, Historical, JFK, Kennedy

Marsha Mailick discusses the Waisman Center’s Kennedy Connection

Posted on November 7, 2013

As the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy nears, Marsha Mailick, PhD, discusses the role the Kennedy family played in establishing the precursor to the Waisman Center and their greater legacy …

Posted in 2013, News, Research, YearTagged JFK, Kennedy, Marsha Mailick, Video

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