Not the man for us: Ernest Fox Nichols, 1869–1924

Richard Maclaurin’s death sparked confusion. Its suddenness, and the sense of loss, left the MIT community wondering which way to turn. In February 1920, a three-man administrative committee consisting of Henry Talbot, head of the chemistry department; Edward Miller, head of mechanical engineering;...

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Zusammenfassung:	Richard Maclaurin’s death sparked confusion. Its suddenness, and the sense of loss, left the MIT community wondering which way to turn. In February 1920, a three-man administrative committee consisting of Henry Talbot, head of the chemistry department; Edward Miller, head of mechanical engineering; and (as chair) William Walker, head of chemical engineering and the new Division of Industrial Cooperation and Research (DICR), was appointed from the faculty ranks to carry out routine tasks. There never was a plan for an acting president. But when legal counsel advised that diplomas and other official records must be signed by an acting, Elihu