Alfred Whitney Griswold was an American historian and educator. He served as 16th president of Yale University from 1951 to 1963, during which he built much of Yale's modern scientific research infrastructure, especially on Science Hill.
Alfred Whitney Griswold
Science Hill (Yale University)
Science Hill is an area of the Yale University campus primarily devoted to physical and biological sciences. It is located in the Prospect Hill neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
Kline Biology Tower, Yale's tallest building, from Sachem Street
The Hillhouse family mansion at the present-day site of Kline Biology Tower
Sloane Physics Laboratory, the first science building completed after Sachem's Wood was purchased by Yale
Aerial view of Science Hill from the Whitney Avenue side (west) in 2011. Hillhouse Avenue begins middle left; a portion of the Winchester Repeating Arms Factory is at top right.