Biographical memoirs. Vol. 89 / National Academy of Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.).

Series:

Biographical memoirs (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)), 0077-2933

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientists--United States.

Scientists.

Scientists--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On March 3, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Act of Incorporation that brought the National Academy of Sciences into being. In accordance with that original charter, the Academy is a private, honorary organization of scientists, elected for outstanding contributions to knowledge, who can be called upon to advise the federal government. As an institution the Academy's goal is to work toward increasing scientific knowledge and to further the use of that knowledge for the general good. The Biographical Memoirs , begun in 1877, are a series of volumes containing the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased members of the Academy. Colleagues familiar with the discipline and the subject's work prepare the essays. These volumes, then, contain a record of the life and work of our most distinguished leaders in the sciences, as witnessed and interpreted by their colleagues and peers. They form a biographical history of science in America-an important part of our nation's contribution to the intellectual heritage of the world.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Contents

Preface

ROBERT WAYNE ALLARD

ROBERT JOHN BRAIDWOOD

HARMON CRAIG

GEORGE KELSO DAVIS

VINCENT GASTON DETHIER

WALTER GORDY

KENNETH LOCKE HALE

CHARLES F. HOCKETT

HENRY M. HOENIGSWALD

WILLIAM WHITE HOWELLS

HENRY G. KUNKEL

HALLAM LEONARD MOVIUS JR.

WILLIAM DUWAYNE NEFF

DONALD OSCAR PEDERSON

JAMES MATHER SPRAGUE

OWSEI TEMKIN

JOHN GORDON TORREY

JEROME VINOGRAD

AARON CLEMENT WATERS

FRED LAWRENCE WHIPPLE.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611151607

9781281151605

1281151602

9780309113731

0309113733

OCLC:

780133232