Smithsonian Institution secretary, Charles Doolittle Walcott / Ellis L. Yochelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yochelson, Ellis L. (Ellis Leon), 1928-2006.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927.

Walcott, Charles D.

Smithsonian Institution.

Paleontologists--United States--Biography.

Paleontologists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (624 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) is a highly respected figure in the history of geology and paleontology. Perhaps his most notable contribution to his field was his discovery of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, one of the most important fossil discoveries ever made. In addition to his distinguished field work, Walcott's career included years of service as an administrative leader in the scientific community: as director of the U.S. Geological Survey, as secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, as organizer of the National Space and Aeronautics Administration, as a founding member of the National Academy of Sciences. Smithsonian Institution Secretary continues the story Ellis L. Yochelson began in Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist (1998). Using Walcott's letters and journals and the recollections of friends and colleagues, Yochelson discusses Walcott's life and career as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Accompanied by illustrations and photographs from private collection

Contents:

""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Prologue""; ""1. The Kindly Years (1907�1910): Great Family, Grand Fossils, Good Fortune""; ""2. The Dreadful Years (1911�1913): It Is Always Darkest before It Becomes Pitch Black""; ""3. The Healing Years (Last Half of 1913�1915): Not All Ups and Downs Are in the Canadian Rockies""; ""4. The Busy Years (End of 1915�mid-1917): Every Silver Lining Has Its Cloud""; ""5. The Frantic Years (1917�1919): The Notion of Giving a Job to a Busy Man to Ensure That It Is Done May Be a Good Idea, but It Can Be Carried to Excess""

""6. The ""Normalcy"" Years (May 1919�May 1921): Time Flies Like an Arrow, but Fruit Flies Like a Banana-One Contribution to the Silly Season""""7. The Fretful Years (1921�1922): Major Problems, Serious Concerns, Minor Aggravations, Plus Little Upsets""; ""8. The Stasis Years (1922�1923): Sometimes a March Is Two Steps Forward and Three Steps Back""; ""9. The Up and Down Years (1924�1925): Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right, but Two Wrights Did Make a Plane""; ""10. The Last Years (1925�1927): There Is An Old Saying That All Good Things Must Come to an End""; ""Epilogues""; ""Notes""

""References""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-580) and index.

ISBN:

1-61277-265-X