Keyworth attended
Deerfield Academy and then received a B.S. in Physics from Yale University in 1963 and a PhD in physics from
Duke University in 1968. Following the granting of his degree, he took a position at
Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he rose to become leader of the Physics Division, the position he held when he was asked to become the presidential Science Advisor. Keyworth was also on the board of directors for Eon Corporation (formally known as
TV Answer) from 1990 to 1994. He worked as a liaison between TV Answer and
Hewlett-Packard which eventually led to a manufacturing and marketing partnership between the two companies that was designed to speed the development of the first national interactive television system. Keyworth facilitated the agreement between HP and TV Answer to manufacture and market interactive television home units that would activate and control TV Answer's two-way system in the home. He was
Science Advisor to the President and director of the
White House's
Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1981 to early 1986. He also served as a director of General Atomics. HP revealed the story on September 6, 2006, and said that they were not seeking Keyworth's reelection to the board. Keyworth had been a director of HP since 1986 and, until his resignation, was the longest-serving director at the company. ==Death==