Biographic Memoirs: Volume 62 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. Table of ContentsFront MatterGEORGE FREDERIC BARKERWILLIAM BLOOMSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYJOHN NATHANIEL COUCHTHE EARLY YEARS: FAMILY AND EDUCATIONBattlefield, Laboratory, ClassroomTHE PROFESSIONAL YEARS: GENTLEMAN AND SCHOLARTHE LATER YEARS: RETIREMENTNOTESSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYMAX LUDWIG HENNING DELBRUCKFAMILY BACKGROUNDEARLY INTEREST IN SCIENCEBristolCopenhagen and ZrichTHE BERLIN YEARS (1932-37)Early Days at CaltechVanderbilt University and the Phage GroupCold Spring Harbor and the Phage and Phycomyces CoursesReturn to CaltechDNA as Genetic MaterialTHE PHYCOMYCES PERIOD (1953-81)The Cologne Interlude (1961-63)PERSONALITYSense of HumourThe Intellectual ManLAST DAYSHONORSREFERENCESBIBLIOGRAPHYMICHAEL DOUDOROFFSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYHERBERT FRIEDMANNSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYJACOB FURTHEARLY YEARS IN RESEARCH, 1918-32CORNELL, 1932-47A SHORT STAY IN DALLAS, 1947-49RADIATION BIOLOGY AT OAK RIDGE, 1950-54HARVARD AND THE CHILIDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 1954-59THE FINAL YEARS, COLUMBIA, 1961-79NOTESSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYJOY PAUL GUILFORDSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYJOEL HENRY HILDEBRANDPROFESSIONAL SOCIETIESOTHER AWARDS AND LECTURESHIPSSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYGERARD PETER KUIPERSOURCESNOTESELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYBIDELMAN'S PAPERSEARLY LIFE AND FORMATIVE YEARSFIRST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NUTRITION PROGRAM AT CORNELL UNIVERSITYLEADERSHIP IN ESTABLISHING CORNELL AS A CENTER FOR HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND TEACHINGPUBLIC SERVICE DURING WORLD WAR II AND IN THE POSTWAR YEARSINTERPRETATION OF IMPORTANT ADVANCES AND RELEVANT ISSUES IN NUTRITION FOR POLICY MAKERSENCOURAGEMENT OF FACULTY COLLEAGUESHONORSMAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN CHANGING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF NUTRITIONAL ISSUES AND IN PROMOTING THE TEACHING...SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYTHE EARLY YEARSRESEARCH AND TEACHING AT COLUMBIAWORLD WAR IIRETURN TO COLUMBIASCIENTIST STATESMANNOTESSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYRICHARD BROOKE ROBERTSFAMILYCHILDHOOD AND EDUCATIONPREWAR YEARS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONWARTIMEPEACE, ARMS CONTROL, AND SOME POLITICSTHE BIOPHYSICS GROUP AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISMSTUDIES OF BIOSYNTHESIS IN E. COLIMACROMOLECULAR BIOSYNTHESISTHE BRAINNOTESELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYKENNETH DAVID ROEDERSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYFRANZ SCHRADERSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYWILLIAM SMITH TILLETTNOTESSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYMAURICE BOLKS VISSCHERNOTESSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYROBERT WILLIAMS WOODSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYDON MERLIN LEE YOSTSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYBOOK REVIEWSCumulative Index
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Contains short biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences.
1 Front Matter; 2 Title Page; 3 George Frederic Barker; 4 William Bloom; 5 John Nathaniel Couch; 6 Max Ludwig Henning Delbruck; 7 Michael Doudoroff; 8 Herbert Friedmann; 9 Jacob Furth; 10 Joy Paul Guilford; 11 Joel Henry Hildebrand; 12 Gerard Peter Kuiper; 13 Leonard Amby Maynard; 14 I. I. Rabi; 15 Richard Brooke Roberts; 16 Kenneth David Roeder; 17 Franz Schrader; 18 William Smith Tillett; 19 Maurice Bolks Visscher; 20 Robert Williams Wood; 21 Don Merlin Lee Yost; 22 Index
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ISBN
9780309047821
Publisert
1993-02-01
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National Academies Press
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229 mm
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152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Engelsk
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512

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