Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This work relates selected events in the history of the National Academy focusing on the terms of the various presidents from the first, Alexander D. Bache, the great grandson of Benjamin Franklin, to the most recent, Ralph Cicerone. In its early days, the Academy was fostered by the Smithsonian Institution to support the cultivation of science in the United States. In its current state, the Academy can be regarded as an almost independent organization representative of the basic and applied science, including engineering and medicine. Special attention is given to roles played by the Academy and Academy members in three great wars, as well as side developments made possible through wartime ventures and advances in technology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-01-26
Mått:153 x 226 x 12 mm
Vikt:195 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:112
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761835875

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Naturvetenskapens historia inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Frederick Seitz is President Emeritus at the Rockefeller University. He was President of the National Academy of Sciences, 1962–1968. Dr. Seitz has received numerous medals of service from the scientific community and the U.S. government. He has been awarded the National Medal of Science, and holds thirty-four honorary degrees. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 FoundingChapter 2 Alexander Dallas BacheChapter 3 Joseph HenryChapter 4 William Barton RogersChapter 5 John Wesley PowellChapter 6 Othniel Charles MarshChapter 7 Oliver Wolcott GibbsChapter 8 Alexander AgassizChapter 9 Revolution in PhysicsChapter 10 Ira RemsenChapter 11 William Henry WelchChapter 12 Charles Doolittle WalcottChapter 13 Albert Abraham MichelsonChapter 14 Thomas Hunt MorganChapter 15 William Wallace CampbellChapter 16 Frank Rattray LillieChapter 17 Frank Barton JewettChapter 18 Alfred Newton RichardsChapter 19 Detlev Wulf BronkChapter 20 Frederick SeitzChapter 21 Philip HandlerChapter 22 Frank PressChapter 23 Bruce Michael AlbertsChapter 24 Ralph John CiceronePart 25 Appendix A: Source of PhotographsPart 26 Appendix B: Officers of National AcademyPart 27 Notes