Biographic Memoirs: Volume 76 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 MatterSamuel King AllisonKenneth Tompkins BainbridgeValentine BargmannRobert W. BriggsTheodore L. CairnsBruce ChalmersKatherine EsauMaxwell FinlandBeno GutenbergMary R. HaasGeorge Henry HeptingEdwin C. KembleWillem Jacob LuytenRobert Eugene MarshakJerome NamiasEdward Purdy NeyChristian Heinrich Friedrich PetersHoward Ensign Simmons, Jr.George Joseph StiglerClinton Nathan Woolsey