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

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.

• 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