Paul D. Foote

Paul Darwin Foote (March 27, 1888 – August 2, 1971) was a director of research and executive vice president of the Gulf Research and Development company, as well as the United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering during the Eisenhower administration. He also served as a member of the industrial advisory group of the Atomic Energy Commission. He was an elected member of both the American Philosophical Society and the United States National Academy of Sciences.

Education
Foote graduated in 1909 from Adelbert College, now Case Western Reserve University, with degrees in mathematics and physics. He received an MS degree from the University of Nebraska (now University of Nebraska–Lincoln) in 1912. Foote received a PhD in physics in 1918 from the University of Minnesota.

Notable works
Statistics on number of libraries is according to
 * The origin of spectra: held in 277 libraries worldwide
 * Pyrometric practice: held in 59 libraries worldwide
 * A new microphotometer for photographic densities by William Frederick Meggers: held in 17 libraries worldwide