A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005 by Seitz, Frederick

A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761835875)

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A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005 by Seitz, Frederick

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

$48.99
A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005 by Seitz, Frederick

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

$48.99
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Frederick Seitz
ISBN-10: 0761835873
ISBN-13: 9780761835875
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2007
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.73h x 6.16w x 0.30d
By Frederick Seitz
By Frederick Seitz
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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.

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