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Henry W. Riecken

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Psychologist and academic. Obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology, and a doctorate from the Harvard University Department of Social Relations. Served as the first di... Show More

Psychologist and academic. Obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology, and a doctorate from the Harvard University Department of Social Relations. Served as the first director of the social science division of the National Science Foundation and became president of the Social Science Research Council. Joined the University of Pennsylvania faculty as the Francis Boyer Professor of Behavioral Sciences.

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Book Jun 10, 2015
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World
by Leon Festinger and 2 others
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