Biographical Memoirs - Volume 79

Biographic Memoirs: Volume 79 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.

Summary

A series of essays containing the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences. It 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.

Product details

• Authors: National Academy Of Sciences, Office of the Home Secretary
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.08.2001
• EAN: 9780309075725
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07572-5
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Biographical Memoirs: A Series; Biographical Memoirs of the Na; Biographical Memoirs of the Na
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies