Biographical memoirs . Volume 70 / / National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962012903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996
• ISBN: 9786610191949; 9781280191947; 1280191945; 9780309589352; 0309589355; 9780585220222; 0585220220
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (444 p.)
• Disciplina: 509.22
• Soggetti: Scientists - United States; Science - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Biographical Memoirs -- Copyright -- Contents -- PREFACE -- WILLIAM L. BROWN -- PERSONAL HISTORY -- PROFESSIONAL HISTORY -- COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY -- CORPORATE CAREER -- RESEARCH CAREER -- PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER -- AFTER ELECTION TO THE ACADEMY -- BROWN'S LEGACY -- IMPORTANT HONORS AND MEDALS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- KENNETH STEWART COLE -- PERSONAL HISTORY -- RESEARCH ON CELL MEMBRANES -- ACADEMIC HONOURS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- HENRY EYRING -- REFERENCES -- ALFRED GILMAN -- HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS -- DEGREES -- HONORARY DEGREE -- UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS -- MEMBERSHIPS -- PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- HENRY GILMAN -- HONOURS, DISTINCTIONS AND TRIBUTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PAPERS BY H. GILMAN REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT -- OTHER WORKS BY H. GILMAN REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT -- OTHER REFERENCES -- MORRIS HOWARD HANSEN -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ROBERT PAUL HANSON -- PERSONAL ; HISTORY -- PROFESSIONAL HISTORY -- 1946-49: THE FORMATIVE YEARS -- 1950-55: CONTINUED LINES OF RESEARCH PUNCTUATED BY SOME SURPRISES -- 1956-60: ONGOING DIRECTIONS MIXED WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES -- 1961-65: HOST-VIRUS-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS AND VIRUSES IN NEW PLACES -- 1966-70: OLD DISEASES, MORE NEW DISEASES -- 1971-75: ENDEMIC VIRAL DISEASE PROBLEMS AT HOME, EPIDEMIC EMERGENCIES AWAY -- 1976-80: A TIME OF CONSOLIDATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS -- 1981-87: REFLECTIONS OF THE "BIG PICTURE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ROBERT FLEMING HEIZER -- REFERENCES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- FREDERICK SEYMOUR HULSE -- EDUCATION -- THE EARLY CAREER -- THE LATER CAREER -- ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- LEON ORRIS JACOBSON -- EARLY LIFE -- POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER -- HONORS -- RESEARCH ON THE START OF CHEMOTHERAPY -- RESEARCH ON RECOVERY FROM RADIATION INJURY.; RESEARCH ON ERYTHROPOIETIN AND ERYTHROPOIESIS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WARREN KENDALL LEWIS -- BOOKS -- SOME OF LEWIS'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES -- WARTIME ACTIVITIES -- HIS AGGRESSIVE TEACHING -- CONSULTING -- THE ENGINEER IN SOCIETY -- AWARDS AND HONORS -- NOTE -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHOH HAO LI -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- BERND THEODOR MATTHIAS -- PERSONAL HISTORY -- LECTURING ABILITY AND IMPACT ON THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY -- SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- EGON OROWAN -- 1. ANCESTRY AND EARLY LIFE -- EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN BERLIN -- ON CRYSTAL PLASTICITY -- THE CONTROVERSY WITH F. ZWICKY -- BIRMINGHAM 1937-1939 -- CAMBRIDGE 1939-1950 -- THE THEORY OF THE YIELD POINT -- THE DECISION TO GO TO M.I.T. -- CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 1950-1989 -- FRACTURE AND THE FRACTURE INSTABILITY -- CRYSTAL PLASTICITY -- GEOLOGY -- SOCIONOMY -- OTHER ACTIVITIES -- FAMILY LIFE AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- EFRAIM RACKER -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- HERSCHEL L. ROMAN -- HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- HARRY LIONEL SHAPIRO -- PERSONAL HISTORY AND EDUCATION -- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS -- POSITIONS, SERVICE, AND HONORS -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- FRANK LUDVIG SPITZER -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- MERLE ANTONY TUVE -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- JOHN WEST WELLS -- EARLY YEARS AND EDUCATION -- PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES -- THE FINAL YEARS -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
• Sommario/riassunto: Biographic Memoirs Volume 70 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.