Biographical Memoirs, Volume 56 (National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America).
by Crawford, Jr, Bryce (Home Secretary) and Caroline K McEuen (Associate Editor)
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- Hardcover
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- BINDING/CONDITION: dark navy cloth with gilt text; Good+ condition; no dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0309036933
- ISBN 13
- 9780309036931
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Oroville, California, United States
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Washington, D.C.:: National Academy Press, 1987.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark navy cloth with gilt text; Good+ condition; no dust jacket.. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) . Description: Twenty brief biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published scientific contributions; each with a portrait photograph. The essays are written by individuals familiar with the discipline and the scientific career of the deceased. Includes: Richard McLean Badger; Arthur M Bueche; Angus Campbell; William Gemmell Cochran; James Brown Fisk; James Gilluly; Kurt Godel; Sterling Brown Hendricks; Carl Leavitt Hubbs; Paul F Lazarsfeld; Esmond R Long; Eli Kennerly Marshall, Jr; Stanford Moore; Per Fredrik Thorkelsson Scholander; William H Stein; Curt Stern; Merton Franklin Utter; John Hassbrouck van Vleck; Vincent du Vigneaud; and Alexander Wetmore.
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- The Bookworm (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 061747
- Title
- Biographical Memoirs, Volume 56 (National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America).
- Author
- Crawford, Jr, Bryce (Home Secretary) and Caroline K McEuen (Associate Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: dark navy cloth with gilt text; Good+ condition; no dust jacket.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0309036933
- ISBN 13
- 9780309036931
- Publisher
- National Academy Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.:
- Date Published
- 1987.
- Pages
- 626 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall)
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