C. Harry Knowles
Inventor, KSTF Founder and President Knowles Science Teaching Foundation
Harry Knowles has long recognized the critical importance of quality science and mathematics teaching to our nation’s well-being and economic competitiveness. Harry and Janet Knowles established the Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles Foundation (KSTF) in 1999. Dr. Knowles established Metrologic Instruments, a pioneering force in the data-capture industry, in 1968, and led the company until his retirement in 2006; the company prospered from its technical innovations. Metrologic is now a part of Honeywell International, Inc.