This distinguished series 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. A cumulative index for all 57 volumes is now included. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.
Volume 57 includes biographies of: Arthur Francis Buddington, J. George Harrar, Paul Herget, John Dove Isaacs III, Bessel Kok, Otto Krayer, Rebecca Craighill Lancefield, Harold Dwight Lasswell, Jay Laurence Lush, John Howard Mueller, Robert Franklin Pitts, John Robert Raper, Karl Sax, Gerhard Schmidt, Leslie Spier, Hans-Lukas Teuber, and Warren Weaver.
- Biographical Memoirs
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Arthur Francis Buddington
- J. George Harrar
- HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Education
- Honorary Degrees
- Professional Appointments
- Directorships
- Trusteeships
- Memberships
- Honorary Memberships
- Fellowships
- Learned Societies
- Other Honors and Awards
- Bibliography
- Paul Herget
- YOUTH AND EDUCATION
- GRADUATE STUDIES
- MINOR PLANET CENTER
- U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY
- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY
- THE TEACHER
- THE SCIENTIST
- HONORS
- FINAL YEARS
- CONCLUSION
- Bibliography
- John Dove Isaacs III
- Bessel Kok
- Otto Krayer
- RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS
- PERSONAL HISTORY
- TESTIMONIAL AND OBITUARY ARTICLES
- HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Degrees and Honorary Degrees
- Professional Appointments
- Memberships
- Honorary Memberships
- Professional and Public Service
- Awards and Honors
- Lectureships
- Bibliography
- Rebecca Craighill Lancefield
- Harold Dwight Lasswell
- Jay Laurence Lush
- HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Honorary Doctoral Degrees
- Awards
- Memberships
- Bibliography
- John Howard Mueller
- Robert Franklin Pitts
- AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Bibliography
- John Robert Raper
- Karl Sax
- Gerhard Schmidt
- ACADEMIC HISTORY
- Bibliography
- Leslie Spier
- HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Degrees
- Professional Record
- Visiting Professor:
- Honorary Societies
- Honors
- Professional Societies
- Bibliography
- Hans-Lukas Teuber
- HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Honorary Degrees
- Awards
- Honorary and Elected Memberships
- Scientific and Professional Societies
- Editorial Positions
- Professional and Advisory Affiliations
- Bibliography
- Warren Weaver
- INTRODUCTION
- CAREER CHOICE, ARMY SERVICE, AND MARRIAGE
- THE LIFE OF A PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
- THE LURE OF THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
- THE PROGRAM IN EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
- THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE
- THE SLOAN FOUNDATION
- TWO PAPERS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
- THE WAR YEARS
- OTHER ENTHUSIASMS
- CONCLUSION
- Bibliography
- Cumulative Index
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