Richard Pew

Richard Worden Pew was an American engineering psychologist in the field of human factors.
Pew earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1956 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He earned an AM in psychology from Harvard University in 1960. He completed a PhD in psychology in 1963 under the guidance of Paul Fitts at the University of Michigan, and subsequently became a faculty member there. Pew spent many years as a research scientist at BBN Technologies, and was a Fellow of the Human Factors and [Ergonomics Society].
He was also an accomplished fencer, and competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1956 [Summer Olympics].
Pew died on October 2, 2025, at the age of 92.