Biographical Memoirs: V.81 (<i>Biographical Memoirs:</i> A Series)

Biographic Memoirs Volume 81 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. 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 distinguished leaders in the sciences, as witnessed and interpreted by their colleagues and peers.