Hiroshi Tamiya caricature sketch book, 1948-1951.

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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The National Academy of Sciences, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1863, grew out of a desire for a body of scientists to give advice on scientific matters to the federal government. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian, was a force behind its creation. From the description of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1887 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403445 ...

Tamiya, Hiroshi, 1903-1984

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Tamiya was a leading postwar Japanese scientist specializing in Plant Physiology. At the time of the creation of these sketches, he was employed as a Native Guide to two successive committees of top American scientists sent to Japan under NAS auspices on combined goodwill and fact-finding visits. From the description of Hiroshi Tamiya caricature sketch book, 1948-1951. (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 720016681 ...

Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988

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Physicist. From the description of Reminiscences of Isidor Isaac Rabi : oral history, 1985. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309725915 From the description of Reminiscences of Isidor Isaac Rabi : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309725931 From the description of Reminiscences of Isidor Isaac Rabi : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record...

Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975

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William David Coolidge is well known for his contributions to X-ray machines and his work with tungsten filaments. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory (1932-1940). Born on Oct. 23, 1873 in Boston MA, he obtained BS in Electrical Engineering, from MIT in 1896 and a PhD in Physics from the University of Leipzig in Germany in 1899. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences....

Kelly, Harry C.

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Sorenson, Royal

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Houston, W. V. (William Vermillion), 1900-

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Physicist William Vermillion (1900-1968) was named the second president of the Rice Institute in 1946, and served as both President and a professor of physics. He greatly expanded graduate study and research throughout the Institute and established the residential college system. Houston made pioneering efforts in the fields of atomic spectroscopy and solid state theory. He was the author of two books: Principles of Mathematical Physics (1934) and Principles of Quantum Mechanics (1951). He retir...

Jeffries, Zay, 1888-

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Bennett, Merrill Kelley, 1897-1969

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Director, Stanford Food Research Institute (1952-1962); executive director (1942-1951); faculty member (1922-1962). Bennett was an authority on the economics of food consumption. From the description of Merrill K. Bennett papers, 1922-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703639312 Biographical/Historical Sketch Director, Stanford Food Research Institute (1952-1962); executive director (1942-1951); faculty member (1922-196...

Adams, Roger, 1889-1971

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Professor of chemistry, University of Illinois, 1916-1957, and head of department, 1926-1954. From the description of Papers, 1900-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80954896 ...