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Myron T. Tribus (born October 30, 1921) is an American organizational theorist, who was the director of the Center for Advanced Engineering Study at MIT from 1974 to 1986. He is known as leading supporter and interpreter of W. Edwards Deming, for popularizing the Bayesian methods, and for coining the term "thermoeconomics". ==Biography== Born in San Francisco, Tribus graduated in 1942 from UCLA, and received his Ph.D in 1949. Tribus was a captain in the army during World War II, and worked as a design-development officer at Wright Field. He joined General Electric and became a gas turbine design engineer, but was unhappy in industry, and went back to academia, joining the faculty of UCLA where he taught thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. He was a visiting professor and director of research at the University of Michigan between 1951 and 1953. In 1961, he was named dean of Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering.,〔(Dartmouth Names Dean at Thayer ), ''NY Times'', January 11, 1961, p15〕 where he led the faculty in developing a new curriculum based on engineering design and entrepreneurship. He saw hands-on engineering design as being essential at all levels of the curriculum, saying, "Knowledge without know-how is sterile." 〔(History Thayer School Deans ), Dartmouth.edu〕 In 1969, Tribus accepted a post in the Nixon administration as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology.〔(Science 4 Dec 70 )〕 On November 23, 1970, he left the Department of Commerce after 18 months to become Senior V.P. for Research & Engineering in Xerox Corp.〔(Commerce Aide Resigns ), ''NY Times'', November 24, 1970, p48〕 From 1974 to 1986 Tribus directed the Center for Advanced Engineering Study at MIT. Tribus is a co-founder of Exergy Inc., a company specializing in the design of advanced, high-efficiency power production systems. In recent years he has focused on the theory of structural cognitive modifiability of Dr. Reuven Feuerstein, an Israeli psychologist. Tribus received several awards: * Elected member of the National Academy of Engineering on 1973, under Special Fields & Interdisciplinary Engineering, for his contributions to applied sciences that support engineering, to engineering education, and for professional service in education, government, and industry. * The Thurman Bane award * The Wright Brothers Medal,〔(Wins Bane Aviation Award ), ''NY Times'', January 18, 1946, p4〕〔(Air Engineers get Praise for War Aid: A Double Celebration in the Capital of Japan ), ''NY Times'', January 29, 1946, p9〕 * The Alfred Noble Prize as a joint award from seven societies for his work developing a thermal ice protection system for aircraft.〔Myron Tribus, 1961, ''Thermodynamics and Thermostatics: An Introduction to Energy, Information and States of Matter, with Engineering Applications'', Back dust cover, D. Van Nostrand Company Inc., 24 West 40 Street, New York 18, New York, U.S.A.〕 * The Deming Lecturer Award in 1998 for "The Contributions of W. Edwards Deming to the Improvement of Education" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Myron Tribus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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