Biographical memoirs. Volume 70 / National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientists--United States--Biography.

Scientists.

Science--United States--Biography.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biographic Memoirs Volume 70 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:

Intro

Biographical Memoirs

Copyright

Contents

PREFACE

WILLIAM L. BROWN

PERSONAL HISTORY

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

CORPORATE CAREER

RESEARCH CAREER

PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER

AFTER ELECTION TO THE ACADEMY

BROWN'S LEGACY

IMPORTANT HONORS AND MEDALS

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

KENNETH STEWART COLE

RESEARCH ON CELL MEMBRANES

ACADEMIC HONOURS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

REFERENCES

HENRY EYRING

ALFRED GILMAN

HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

DEGREES

HONORARY DEGREE

UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

MEMBERSHIPS

PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE

HENRY GILMAN

HONOURS, DISTINCTIONS AND TRIBUTES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PAPERS BY H. GILMAN REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT

OTHER WORKS BY H. GILMAN REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT

OTHER REFERENCES

MORRIS HOWARD HANSEN

NOTES

ROBERT PAUL HANSON

1946-49: THE FORMATIVE YEARS

1950-55: CONTINUED LINES OF RESEARCH PUNCTUATED BY SOME SURPRISES

1956-60: ONGOING DIRECTIONS MIXED WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES

1961-65: HOST-VIRUS-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS AND VIRUSES IN NEW PLACES

1966-70: OLD DISEASES, MORE NEW DISEASES

1971-75: ENDEMIC VIRAL DISEASE PROBLEMS AT HOME, EPIDEMIC EMERGENCIES AWAY

1976-80: A TIME OF CONSOLIDATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS

1981-87: REFLECTIONS OF THE "BIG PICTURE

CONCLUSION

ROBERT FLEMING HEIZER

FREDERICK SEYMOUR HULSE

EDUCATION

THE EARLY CAREER

THE LATER CAREER

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION

LEON ORRIS JACOBSON

EARLY LIFE

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER

HONORS

RESEARCH ON THE START OF CHEMOTHERAPY

RESEARCH ON RECOVERY FROM RADIATION INJURY.

RESEARCH ON ERYTHROPOIETIN AND ERYTHROPOIESIS

WARREN KENDALL LEWIS

BOOKS

SOME OF LEWIS'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

WARTIME ACTIVITIES

HIS AGGRESSIVE TEACHING

CONSULTING

THE ENGINEER IN SOCIETY

AWARDS AND HONORS

NOTE

CHOH HAO LI

BERND THEODOR MATTHIAS

LECTURING ABILITY AND IMPACT ON THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

EGON OROWAN

1. ANCESTRY AND EARLY LIFE

EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN BERLIN

ON CRYSTAL PLASTICITY

THE CONTROVERSY WITH F. ZWICKY

BIRMINGHAM 1937-1939

CAMBRIDGE 1939-1950

THE THEORY OF THE YIELD POINT

THE DECISION TO GO TO M.I.T.

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 1950-1989

FRACTURE AND THE FRACTURE INSTABILITY

CRYSTAL PLASTICITY

GEOLOGY

SOCIONOMY

OTHER ACTIVITIES

FAMILY LIFE AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

EFRAIM RACKER

HERSCHEL L. ROMAN

HARRY LIONEL SHAPIRO

PERSONAL HISTORY AND EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS

POSITIONS, SERVICE, AND HONORS

FRANK LUDVIG SPITZER

MERLE ANTONY TUVE

JOHN WEST WELLS

EARLY YEARS AND EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

THE FINAL YEARS

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610191949

9781280191947

1280191945

9780309589352

0309589355

9780585220222

0585220220

OCLC:

44954937