Biographical Memoirs

✍ Scribed by Office of the Home Secretary, National Academy of Sciences

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 397
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biographical Memoirs is a series of essays containing the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences. The series provides a record of the life and work of some of the 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.