ˈæftɚɹ ɐ jˈɪɹ wˈɜːkɪŋ dʒˈɔɪntli fɚðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ænd fɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv nˈeɪvəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd ðˈɛn ðə nˈuːli kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd nˈæʃənəl sˈaɪəns faʊndˈeɪʃən, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn æz ɐsˈɪstənt dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ɪts bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ænd mˈɛdɪkəl sˈaɪənsᵻz dᵻvˈɪʒən.
After a year working jointly for the American Psychological Association and for George Washington University, he joined the Office of Naval Research and then the newly created National Science Foundation, serving from 1955 to 1961 as assistant director of its Biological and Medical Sciences Division.