▁and ▁then ▁General ▁Secretary ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Physics ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Queen ' s ▁University ▁B elf ast ▁Category : I r ish ▁astronom ers ▁Category : I r ish ▁educ ators <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Stone ▁Boy ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁American ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Christopher ▁C ain ▁and ▁st arring ▁Robert ▁D uv all , ▁Freder ic ▁For rest , ▁Gl enn ▁Close , ▁Wil ford ▁Br im ley , ▁L inda ▁Hamilton , ▁Dean ▁C ain ▁and ▁Jason ▁Press on . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁short ▁story ▁" The ▁Stone ▁Boy " ▁by ▁American ▁author ▁G ina ▁Ber ri ault . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film ▁expl ores ▁how ▁the ▁Hill erman ▁family ▁cop es ▁with ▁the ▁after math ▁when ▁the ▁young est ▁child , ▁Arnold , ▁accident ally ▁k ills ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Eug ene ▁in ▁a ▁hunting ▁accident . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Robert ▁D uv all ▁ <0x09> ... ▁Joe ▁Hill erman ▁▁▁ ▁Jason ▁Press on ▁ <0x09> ... ▁Arnold ▁Hill erman ▁▁▁ ▁Gl enn ▁Close ▁ <0x09> ... ▁Ruth ▁Hill erman ▁▁▁ ▁Susan ▁Black stone ▁ <0x09> ... ▁N ora ▁Hill erman ▁▁ ▁Dean ▁C ain ▁ <0x09> ...