Harvey Brooks (August 5, 1915 – May 28, 2004) was an American physicist, "a pioneer in incorporating science into public policy",notable for helping to shape national science policies and who served on science advisory committees in the administrations of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson.Brooks was also notable for his contributions to the fundamental theory of semiconductors and the band structure of metals.Brooks was dean of the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences of the Harvard University.