Biographical memoirs. Volume 44.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientists--United States.

Scientists.

Science--United States--Biography.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biographic Memoirs Volume 44 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.

Contents:

""Biographical Memoirs""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Charles Haskell Danforth November 30, 1883-January 10, 1969 ""; ""ANCESTRY""; ""TO BE OR NOT TO BE�A NATURALIST""; ""A NATURALIST PREPARES FOR COLLEGE""; ""A NATURALIST AT COLLEGE""; ""WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 1908-1922""; ""STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 1922-1969""; ""SCIENTIFIC WORK�AN APPRAISAL""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Thomas Francis, Jr. July 15, 1900-October 1, 1969 ""; ""CHRONOLOGY""; ""Military Service""; ""HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS""; ""Awards""

""Memberships in Professional, Honorary, and Learned Societies""""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Donnel Foster Hewett June 24, 1881-February 5, 1971 ""; ""HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS""; ""Professional Societies and other Memberships""; ""Awards and Medals""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""William Vermillion Houston January 19, 1900-August 22, 1968 ""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Howard Bishop Lewis November 8, 1887- March 7, 1954 ""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Robert Harry Lowie June 12, 1883-September 21, 1957 ""

""THE MAKING OF AN ETHNOLOGIST""""ROBERT LOWIE'S SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""POSTHUMOUS PUBLICATIONS""; ""Winthrop John Vanleuven Osterhout August 2, 1871-April 9, 1964 ""; ""CHRONOLOGY""; ""MEMBERSHIPS""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Theodore William Richards January 31, 1868-April 2, 1928 ""; ""RICHARDS'S SCIENTIFIC WORK""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Rudolf Ruedemann October 16, 1864-June 18, 1956 ""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Edward Arthur Steinhaus November 7, 1914-October 20, 1969 ""

""Bibliography""""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Chester Hamlin Werkman June 17, 1893-September 10, 1962 ""; ""Bibliography""; ""KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Acknowledgments for the Photographs""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610246373

9781280246371

1280246375

9780309539975

0309539978

9780585232225

0585232229

OCLC:

923266547