Harvey Blume is a writer and literary critic living in Cambridge, MA. He has contributed to:
He has been an officer of two major universities: Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Technology, Computer & Information Systems and Director of External Relations for the Computer Science Department at Columbia University in New York (1988-89), and Director for Corporate Research at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick, NJ (1982-84)
He has served as Founder and Executive Director of the Kansas Advanced Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) (1985-88), a state charter corporation dedicated to technology development; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of Corporate and Industrial Research at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Visiting Fellow in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Princeton University, Manager of Energy Product Development, Phelps Dodge Industries (1977-1981); Management Staff Scientist, AMETEK, Inc., Paoli, PA, (1975-77); Industry Specialist, Merrill Lynch; Securities Analyst, Drexel Firestone, Inc. and Dominick & Dominick, New York, NY, (1969-74); and Technical Staff Member, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Crawford Hill, NJ, (1968-69).
Dr. Bradford has published numerous technical and non-technical articles on financial and managerial subjects for technical publications and seminar presentations. He has co-authored the "AMETEK Solar Energy Handbook", and co-authored the popular trade book, "Ota Benga - The Pygmy at the Zoo". He is or has been an active member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE); the New York Academy of Sciences and Sigma Xi (an honorary engineering society); The Association of Energy Engineers (Charter Member); ASHRAE; ASTM (Subcommittee Chairman); the Space Studies Institute; the International Copper Research Association (INCRA); and the New Jersey Research and Development Council.
He is a Patent Agent, Registration # 30,030, licensed to practice before the U.S Patent and Trademark Office. He continues a legacy of his father, a Radio Engineer, who was a recognized member of the engineering team for the NASA Apollo missions.
Dr. Bradford is a native of Washington, D.C. He holds a BES degree from Johns Hopkins University, an MEE degree from the University of Virginia and an Sc.D. from Columbia University. He is a devotee of American history, and is an amateur astronomer.