| LC control no. | n 77010151 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Amara, Roy |
| Variant(s) | Amara, Roy C. (Roy Charles) |
| Associated country | California |
| Associated place | Palo Alto (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1925-04-07 |
| Death date | 2007-12-31 |
| Field of activity | Electrical engineering Medical care Climatic changes |
| Affiliation | Stanford Research Institute Institute for the Future |
| Found in | The Study of the future, 1977 (a.e.) t.p. (Roy Amara) His Business planning for an uncertain future, 1983: CIP t.p. (Roy C. Amara) CIP data sheet (Amara, Roy Charles, b. 4/7/25) book t.p. (Roy Amara) cover, p. 4 (Roy C. Amara) OCLC, Apr. 1, 2014 (usage: Roy Amara, Roy C. Amara) SFGate obituary, Apr. 1, 2014 (Roy C. Amara, 82, died December 31, 2007. He finished his studies at MIT and graduated with a BS in Business and Engineering Administration in June 1948. Roy used the GI Bill to help finance his studies at the Harvard University School of arts and science and graduated with a MA in teaching science, June 1949. In 1952, Roy began an 18-year career at Stanford Research Institute. During this same period, Roy earned a Ph D in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1971 Roy went to work as one of the founding members, president and CEO of the Institute for the Future (IFTF), Palo Alto. Roy was the leader of IFTF through 1990 as it explored emerging technologies, global business trends, and the future of health care. He led one of the first studies of global climate changes in 1977.) <http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=roy-c-amara&pid=100727529#sthash.zceRDZEY.dpufHe> |
| Associated language | eng |
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