ScienceNow: Science policy giant, financier and philanthropist William T. Golden of New York City and Olivebridge in Ulster County, New York, died on 7 October. He was 97.
Few figures have contributed more to American public science policy than Golden, whose long career of public service and charity helped shape both government research agencies and nonprofit science institutions. "He was a humanitarian scientist, … his love of science and its importance to humanity led to many gifts to all of us," says John Gibbons, science adviser to President William Clinton, calling Golden's contributions to U.S. science "almost immeasurable."
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