Dr. Edwin H. Land '30, inventor of the Polaroid land camera, was elected president of the Academy of Arts and Sciences last night. He replaces Howard Mumford Jones, professor of English, who held the office for seven years.
Alfred S. Romer, professor of Zoology, was named one of the four vice presidents.
Others elected to the Academy include: Stefan Bergman, research lecturer on Aeronautical Engineering; Harvey Brooks, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied physics; Philippe E. Le Corbeiller, professor of General Education; Paul M. Doty, assistant professor of Chemistry; Carroll M. Williams, professor of Zoology; Nathan B. Talbot '32, assistant professor of Pediatrics, and Robert R. Sears, professor of Education.
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