%0 Book %E Blout, Elkan %T The Power of Boldness: Ten Master Builders of American Industry Tell Their Success Stories %@ 978-0-309-17584-5 %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5126/the-power-of-boldness-ten-master-builders-of-american-industry %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5126/the-power-of-boldness-ten-master-builders-of-american-industry %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %P 224 %X "Whatever you dream, begin it, for boldness has genius, power and magic in it." -Goethe What qualities brought America to its dominance of world industry? How will American technology fare in the new global marketplace? What upbringing, education, and personal traits are required to produce leaders who can succeed in this new world? Scan the bookstore shelves and you'll see dozens of attempts by authors to capture the essence of leadership and entrepreneurial success. In The Power of Boldness, the answers come from original sources: ten of the country's most successful business leaders, who share their experiences and insights in individual essays that are remarkable for their directness and personal detail. Six of the writers are inventors who created the enterprises to commercialize their ideas—four assumed management of their fathers' companies and moved into new industrial and geographic markets. Born between 1897 and 1962, these outstanding figures collectively chronicle America's industrial rise since World War II—and share their perspectives on what lies ahead in the age of technology. In engaging and often humorous terms, these men describe how they managed to make the most of the economic and social ups and downs of the past decades—how boldness, clear thinking, and a willingness to learn saw them through the bad times and paved the way to their success. No other book gathers so distinguished a group of business figures: Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., of Bechtel Group describes the rise, decline, and rise again of the world's largest heavy construction company. William M. Haney, III, of Molten Metal Technology—a strong believer in Goethe's maxim—overviews the opportunities in ecotechnology. Edward C. Johnson 3d, of Fidelity writes on the adventures of a "contrarian" in the financial arena. Gordon E. Moore of Intel explains how his firm became one of the world's largest producers of microprocessor chips and forecasts the future of the electronics industry. John F. Taplin, master inventor and founder of a number of companies, writes on the education of an inventor/entrepreneur. Thomas D. Cabot of Cabot Corporation, Robert Galvin of Motorola, George N. Hatsopoulos of Thermo Electron Corporation, and Ralph Landau of Halcon International, round out this group of master builders of America's industrial power. In an introduction and summing-up, Alfred Chandler, Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian, explores some of the themes that emerge from the personal essays. Capturing the spirit of innovation as well as the practicalities of business decision making, The Power of Boldness will be required reading for business executives, students of business, and anyone interested in the individual success stories behind America's technological leadership. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 21 %@ 978-0-309-45928-0 %D 2017 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24773/memorial-tributes-volume-21 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24773/memorial-tributes-volume-21 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %P 406 %X This is the 21st Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. Through its members and foreign associates, the Academy carries out the responsibilities for which it was established in 1964. Under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering was formed as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. Members are elected on the basis of significant contributions to engineering theory and practice and to the literature of engineering or on the basis of demonstrated unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology. The National Academies share a responsibility to advise the federal government on matters of science and technology. The expertise and credibility that the National Academy of Engineering brings to that task stem directly from the abilities, interests, and achievements of our members and foreign associates, our colleagues and friends, whose special gifts we remember in this book. %0 Book %E Bailey, J. Michael %T The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10530/the-man-who-would-be-queen-the-science-of-gender %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10530/the-man-who-would-be-queen-the-science-of-gender %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 249 %X Gay. Straight. Or lying. It's as simple and straightforward as black or white, right? Or is there a gray area, where the definitions of sex and gender become blurred or entirely refocused with the deft and practiced use of a surgeon's knife? For some, the concept of gender – the very idea we have of ourselves as either male or female beings – is neither simple nor straightforward. Written by cutting-edge researcher and sex expert J. Michael Bailey, The Man Who Would Be Queen is a frankly controversial, intensely poignant, and boldly forthright book about sex and gender. Based on his original research, Bailey's book is grounded firmly in science. But as he demonstrates, science doesn't always deliver predictable or even comfortable answers. Indeed, much of what he has to say will be sure to generate as many questions as it does answers. Are gay men genuinely more feminine than other men? And do they really prefer to be hairdressers rather than lumberjacks? Are all male transsexuals women trapped in men's bodies – or are some of them men who are just plain turned on by the idea of becoming a woman? And how much of a role do biology and genetics play in sexual orientation? But while Bailey's science is provocative, it is the portraits of the boys and men who struggle with these questions – and often with anger, fear, and hurt feelings – that will move you. You will meet Danny, an eight-year old boy whose favorite game is playing house and who yearns to dress up as a princess for Halloween. And Martin, an expert makeup artist who was plagued by inner turmoil as a youth but is now openly homosexual and has had many men as sex partners. And Kim, a strikingly sexy transsexual who still has a penis and works as a dancer and a call girl for men who like she-males while she awaits sex reassignment surgery. These and other stories make it clear that there are men – and men who become women – who want only to understand themselves and the society that makes them feel like outsiders. That there are parents, friends, and families that seek answers to confusing and complicated questions. And that there are researchers who hope one day to grasp the very nature of human sexuality. As the striking cover image – a distinctly muscular and obviously male pair of legs posed in a pair of low-heeled pumps – makes clear, the concept of gender, the very idea we have of ourselves as either male or female beings, is neither simple nor straightforward for some. %0 Book %E Morris, Richard %T The Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table %@ 978-0-309-09507-5 %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10722/the-last-sorcerers-the-path-from-alchemy-to-the-periodic %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10722/the-last-sorcerers-the-path-from-alchemy-to-the-periodic %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Biography and Autobiography %P 294 %X They started with four: earth, air, fire, and water. From these basics, they sought to understand the essential ingredients of the world. Those who could see further, those who understood that the four were just the beginning, were the last sorcerers – and the world’s first chemists. What we now call chemistry began in the fiery cauldrons of mystics and sorcerers seeking not to make a better world through science, but rather to make themselves richer through magic formulas and con games. But among these early magicians, frauds, and con artists were a few far-seeing “alchemists” who, through rigorous experimentation, transformed mysticism into science. By the 18th century the building blocks of nature, the elements of which all matter is composed, were on the verge of being discovery. Initially, it was not easy to determine whether a substance really was an element. Was water just water, plain and simple? Or could it be the sum of other (unknown and maybe unknowable) parts? And if water was made up of other substances, how could it be broken down into discreet, fundamental, and measurable components? Scientific historians generally credit the great 18th century French chemist Antoine Lavoisier with addressing these fundamental questions and ultimately modernizing the field of chemistry. Through his meticulous and precise work this chaotic new field of scientific inquiry was given order. Exacting by nature, Lavoisier painstakingly set about performing experiments that would provide lasting and verifiable proofs of various chemical theories. Unfortunately, the outspoken Lavoisier eventually lost his head in the Terror, but others would follow his lead, carefully examining, measuring, and recording their findings. As the field slowly progressed, another pioneer was to emerged almost 100 years later. Dimitri Mendeleev, an eccentric genius who cut his flowing hair and beard but once a year, sought to answer the most pressing questions that remained to chemists: Why did some elements have properties that resembled those of others? Were there certain natural groups of elements? And, if so, how many, and what elements fit into them? It was Mendeleev who finally addressed all these issues when he constructed the first Periodic Table in the late 1800s. But between and after Lavoisier and Mendeleev were a host of other colorful, brilliant scientists who made their mark on the field of chemistry. Depicting the lively careers of these scientists and their contributions while carefully deconstructing the history and the science, author Richard Morris skillfully brings it all to life. Hailed by Kirkus Reviews as a “clear and lively writer with a penchant for down-to-earth examples” Morris’s gift for explanation – and pure entertainment – is abundantly obvious. Taking a cue from the great chemists themselves, Morris has brewed up a potent combination of the alluringly obscure and the historically momentous, spiked with just the right dose of quirky and ribald detail to deliver a magical brew of history, science, and personalities. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 60 %@ 978-0-309-07865-8 %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6061/biographical-memoirs-volume-60 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6061/biographical-memoirs-volume-60 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 432 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 60 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. %0 Book %E McKernan, Ruth %T Billy's Halo: Love, Science and My Father's Death %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11555/billys-halo-love-science-and-my-fathers-death %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11555/billys-halo-love-science-and-my-fathers-death %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 292 %X As Ruth McKernan’s father slowly succumbs to a mysterious illness, she relies on her professional training as a neuroscientist to help her work through her fear and grief. This moving memoir of love, science, and a parent’s death is an inspired blend of personal revelations and professional insights. Science is just one way of looking at life. As a neuroscientist working at the forefront of medical research, it is Ruth McKernan’s way. For a while it was her father Billy’s way, too. Indeed, science was a language they shared—until Billy inexplicably lapsed into a coma after being admitted to the hospital. As Ruth watches her father’s life ebbing away, she struggles to understand what is happening, grasping for control of the scientific knowledge that would allow her to objectify and analyze his medical condition. A postman’s son who parlayed his formidable intellect and natural strength of character into a successful career, Billy was always a difficult and demanding father. But it took his collapse and slow slide toward death for Ruth to realize how intense her feelings were for him. Ruth recounts the story of Billy’s last year while exploring a collection of cutting-edge scientific themes—delving into memory, consciousness, microbes, and stem cells—gracefully linking them together like pearls strung upon the thread of her father’s life. A true labor of love, Billy’s Halo shines with heartfelt emotion, yet manages to provide a crystal-clear explanation of the way our brains and bodies work in sickness and in health. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 48 %@ 978-0-309-02349-8 %D 1976 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/571/biographical-memoirs-volume-48 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/571/biographical-memoirs-volume-48 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 399 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 48 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 17 %@ 978-0-309-29193-4 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18477/memorial-tributes-volume-17 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18477/memorial-tributes-volume-17 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 352 %X This is the 17th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. Through its members and foreign associates, the Academy carries out the responsibilities for which it was established in 1964. Under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering was formed as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. Members are elected on the basis of significant contributions to engineering theory and practice and to the literature of engineering or on the basis of demonstrated unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology. The National Academies share a responsibility to advise the federal government on matters of science and technology. The expertise and credibility that the National Academy of Engineering brings to that task stem directly from the abilities, interests, and achievements of our members and foreign associates, our colleagues and friends, whose special gifts we remember in this book. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 24 %@ 978-0-309-28717-3 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26492/memorial-tributes-volume-24 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26492/memorial-tributes-volume-24 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 420 %X This is the twenty-fourth volume in the Memorial Tributes series compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and international members. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who have personal knowledge of the interests and engineering accomplishments of the deceased. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 62 %@ 978-0-309-04782-1 %D 1993 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2201/biographical-memoirs-volume-62 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2201/biographical-memoirs-volume-62 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 512 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 62 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 6 %@ 978-0-309-04847-7 %D 1993 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2231/memorial-tributes-volume-6 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2231/memorial-tributes-volume-6 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 273 %X This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Engineering. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 47 %@ 978-0-309-02245-3 %D 1975 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/570/biographical-memoirs-volume-47 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/570/biographical-memoirs-volume-47 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 560 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 47 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 79 %@ 978-0-309-07572-5 %D 2001 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10169/biographical-memoirs-volume-79 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10169/biographical-memoirs-volume-79 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 424 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 79 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 69 %@ 978-0-309-05346-4 %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5193/biographical-memoirs-volume-69 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5193/biographical-memoirs-volume-69 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 436 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 69 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 70 %@ 978-0-309-05541-3 %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5406/biographical-memoirs-volume-70 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5406/biographical-memoirs-volume-70 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 448 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 70 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 67 %@ 978-0-309-05238-2 %D 1995 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4894/biographical-memoirs-volume-67 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4894/biographical-memoirs-volume-67 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 404 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 67 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 4 %@ 978-0-309-04349-6 %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1760/memorial-tributes-volume-4 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1760/memorial-tributes-volume-4 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 347 %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 65 %@ 978-0-309-07359-2 %D 1994 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4548/biographical-memoirs-volume-65 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4548/biographical-memoirs-volume-65 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 401 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 65 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 71 %@ 978-0-309-05738-7 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5737/biographical-memoirs-volume-71 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5737/biographical-memoirs-volume-71 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 394 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 71 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 77 %@ 978-0-309-06644-0 %D 1999 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9681/biographical-memoirs-volume-77 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9681/biographical-memoirs-volume-77 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 362 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 77 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 54 %@ 978-0-309-03391-6 %D 1983 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/577/biographical-memoirs-volume-54 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/577/biographical-memoirs-volume-54 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 448 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 54 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 91 %@ 978-0-309-14560-2 %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12776/biographical-memoirs-volume-91 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12776/biographical-memoirs-volume-91 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 388 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 91 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 56 %D 1987 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/897/biographical-memoirs-volume-56 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/897/biographical-memoirs-volume-56 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 640 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 56 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 19 %@ 978-0-309-37720-1 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21785/memorial-tributes-volume-19 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21785/memorial-tributes-volume-19 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 352 %X This is the 19th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. Through its members and foreign associates, the Academy carries out the responsibilities for which it was established in 1964. Under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering was formed as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. Members are elected on the basis of significant contributions to engineering theory and practice and to the literature of engineering or on the basis of demonstrated unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology. The National Academies share a responsibility to advise the federal government on matters of science and technology. The expertise and credibility that the National Academy of Engineering brings to that task stem directly from the abilities, interests, and achievements of our members and foreign associates, our colleagues and friends, whose special gifts we remember in this book. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 88 %@ 978-0-309-10389-3 %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11807/biographical-memoirs-volume-88 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11807/biographical-memoirs-volume-88 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 396 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 88 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 85 %@ 978-0-309-10363-3 %D 2004 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11172/biographical-memoirs-volume-85 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11172/biographical-memoirs-volume-85 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 384 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 85 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 7 %@ 978-0-309-05146-0 %D 1994 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4779/memorial-tributes-volume-7 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4779/memorial-tributes-volume-7 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 255 %X This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Engineering. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 90 %@ 978-0-309-12148-4 %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12562/biographical-memoirs-volume-90 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12562/biographical-memoirs-volume-90 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 456 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 90 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 76 %@ 978-0-309-06434-7 %D 1999 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6477/biographical-memoirs-volume-76 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6477/biographical-memoirs-volume-76 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 382 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 76 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 86 %@ 978-0-309-10369-5 %D 2005 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11429/biographical-memoirs-volume-86 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11429/biographical-memoirs-volume-86 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 408 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 86 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 45 %@ 978-0-309-02239-2 %D 1974 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/568/biographical-memoirs-volume-45 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/568/biographical-memoirs-volume-45 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 486 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 45 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 16 %@ 978-0-309-25280-5 %D 2012 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13338/memorial-tributes-volume-16 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13338/memorial-tributes-volume-16 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 404 %X This is the 16th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. Through its members and foreign associates, the Academy carries out the responsibilities for which it was established in 1964. Under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering was formed as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. Members are elected on the basis of significant contributions to engineering theory and practice and to the literature of engineering or on the basis of demonstrated unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology. The National Academies share a responsibility to advise the federal government on matters of science and technology. The expertise and credibility that the National Academy of Engineering brings to that task stem directly from the abilities, interests, and achievements of our members and foreign associates, our colleagues and friends, whose special gifts we remember in this book. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 72 %@ 978-0-309-05788-2 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5859/biographical-memoirs-volume-72 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5859/biographical-memoirs-volume-72 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 392 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 72 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 80 %@ 978-0-309-08281-5 %D 2001 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10269/biographical-memoirs-volume-80 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10269/biographical-memoirs-volume-80 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 395 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 80 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 13 %@ 978-0-309-14225-0 %D 2010 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12734/memorial-tributes-volume-13 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12734/memorial-tributes-volume-13 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 338 %X This is the thirteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 78 %@ 978-0-309-07035-5 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9977/biographical-memoirs-volume-78 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9977/biographical-memoirs-volume-78 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 375 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 78 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 73 %@ 978-0-309-06031-8 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9650/biographical-memoirs-volume-73 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9650/biographical-memoirs-volume-73 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 388 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 73 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 81 %@ 978-0-309-08476-5 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10470/biographical-memoirs-volume-81 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10470/biographical-memoirs-volume-81 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 385 %X 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 82 %@ 978-0-309-09286-9 %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10683/biographical-memoirs-volume-82 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10683/biographical-memoirs-volume-82 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 394 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 82 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. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 20 %@ 978-0-309-43729-5 %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23394/memorial-tributes-volume-20 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23394/memorial-tributes-volume-20 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 394 %X This is the 20th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. Through its members and foreign associates, the Academy carries out the responsibilities for which it was established in 1964. Under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering was formed as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. Members are elected on the basis of significant contributions to engineering theory and practice and to the literature of engineering or on the basis of demonstrated unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology. The National Academies share a responsibility to advise the federal government on matters of science and technology. The expertise and credibility that the National Academy of Engineering brings to that task stem directly from the abilities, interests, and achievements of our members and foreign associates, our colleagues and friends, whose special gifts we remember in this book. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Memorial Tributes: Volume 23 %@ 978-0-309-08602-8 %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26229/memorial-tributes-volume-23 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26229/memorial-tributes-volume-23 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 372 %X This is the twenty-third volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 63 %@ 978-0-309-04976-4 %D 1994 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4560/biographical-memoirs-volume-63 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4560/biographical-memoirs-volume-63 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 546 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 63 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. %0 Book %E Moore, Francis D. %T A Miracle and a Privilege: Recounting a Half Century of Surgical Advance %@ 978-0-309-17655-2 %D 1995 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4902/a-miracle-and-a-privilege-recounting-a-half-century-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4902/a-miracle-and-a-privilege-recounting-a-half-century-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K %P 488 %X Francis Moore entered Harvard Medical School in September of 1935, seven years before penicillin became available. During his remarkable career in surgery, research, and education, Moore has witnessed and contributed to some of the most important biomedical advances of the century, and his students now practice surgery worldwide. In this autobiography, he brings humor and warmth to the story of a lifetime at the forefront of medicine. In this fascinating book Moore describes his work in radioactive isotope research, burn therapy, breast cancer treatment, transplant science, and understanding the process of convalescence. Moore's colleagues have included such medical pioneers as George Thorn, David Hume, Thomas Starzl, John Gibbon, Steven Rosenberg, Harold Urey, and Nobel Prize winner Joseph Murray, and he recounts the setbacks and victories of their work. For example, he writes of the adventure he had with Charles Hufnagel in which 25 dogs, implanted with Hufnagel's experimental heart valves, made their escape into the Connecticut countryside and had to be recovered by dog control officers wielding stethoscopes. Yet Moore recalls with equal clarity the young mother who gave him a silver dollar for delivering her baby, the husband who begged that his ailing wife be allowed to die with dignity, and the desperately sick patients who made themselves available for experimental surgery and treatment. In one of his early operations he relieved "the pain, anguish, and threat to a wonderful small boy" by removing the boy's diseased appendix. He describes this capability as "a miracle and a privilege." The book includes a gripping account of the aftermath of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston in 1942, when Moore learned the horrific details of death by fire. He recounts both his experience with M.A.S.H. units and battalion aid stations in Korea and the sudden request from the U.S. State Department that resulted in his treating King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. Moore's life story reflects his serious commitment to human well-being as well as his appreciation for the wonder of human life. Physicians, medical students, and all readers alike will find this book informative and inspirational. Francis Daniels Moore, M.D., is Moseley Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School and Surgeon-in-Chief, Emeritus, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. %0 Book %E Long, John %T Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica %D 2001 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9848/mountains-of-madness-a-scientists-odyssey-in-antarctica %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9848/mountains-of-madness-a-scientists-odyssey-in-antarctica %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Earth Sciences %P 269 %X This extraordinary book is the first-person account of John Long's two unforgettable "summers" on the southern continent. Told in a highly accessible and entertaining style, Mountains of Madness is the account of his three-month long fossil hunt. As the story unfolds, we learn of both the highs of scientific discovery as well as the grueling yet essential routines that must be practiced every day just to stay alive in one of the harshest environments on our planet. Alternating with the author's wonder at the intense beauty of his surroundings are his immense frustration and boredom that stem from being completely at the mercy of the elements. Throughout the course of the expedition, danger is never far off in this inhospitable land. Despite having been trained in the art of building snow caves and practiced in the skill of traversing glaciers, Long tells of two brushes with death in just one afternoon. The hair-raising escape from a deep crevasse is fraught with tension-only to be followed by yet another encounter with sudden disaster when the crash of an avalanche buries Long deep in the snow. %0 Book %E Stever, Guy %T In War and Peace: My Life in Science and Technology %@ 978-0-309-08411-6 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10374/in-war-and-peace-my-life-in-science-and-technology %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10374/in-war-and-peace-my-life-in-science-and-technology %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Biography and Autobiography %P 424 %X Science came into Guy Stever’s life as a pure and peaceful pursuit. It was only later, as he walked through the wreckage of wartime London that he began to see science as central to a desperate struggle to survive. Past president of Carnegie Mellon University, former Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force, one-time Director of the National Science Foundation, professor at MIT for 20 years, member of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, and science advisor to two presidents…Guy Stever was a central figure in twentieth century science—consistently on the front lines, changing the fate of a nation. In this thoughtful and candid memoir, Stever recounts an extraordinary life that reveals as much about the man as about the major scientific and technological events of his day. Born of humble origins and orphaned at an early age, Stever journeyed from a small town in New York to work alongside British comrades who were developing and refining the critical radar technology that was to turn the tide of the war against the Germans. As a technical intelligence officer, these harrowing wartime years took him from the beachheads of Normandy to the German slave-labor factories responsible for building the V-2 rockets. Stever returned home committed to serving his country. He became intimately involved in America’s nascent guided missile program—and was to remain a key player in the anti-ballistic missile defense program that heralded the era of the Cold War. As the decades passed, Stever continued to exert lasting influence on countless scientific endeavors. He was instrumental in the formation of new institutions, from the creation of NASA in the post-Sputnik years to the merging of Carnegie Tech and the Mellon Institution, giving birth to Carnegie Mellon University. As Presidential Science Advisor to both Nixon and Ford, Stever shaped the very structure of contemporary presidential science advising. And he was to chair the oversight committee that redesigned the space shuttle boosters after the Challenger explosion. Guy Stever’s life offers remarkable insight into the twentieth century. Through his eyes, we relive the history of the past 50 years, witnesses to a tale of science and technology that is revealing in its scope and sweep. %0 Book %E Hoddeson, Lillian %E Daitch, Vicki %T True Genius: The Life and Science of John Bardeen: The Only Winner of Two Nobel Prizes in Physics %@ 978-0-309-09511-2 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10372/true-genius-the-life-and-science-of-john-bardeen-the %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10372/true-genius-the-life-and-science-of-john-bardeen-the %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Biography and Autobiography %P 488 %X What is genius? Define it. Now think of scientists who embody the concept of genius. Does the name John Bardeen spring to mind? Indeed, have you ever heard of him? Like so much in modern life, immediate name recognition often rests on a cult of personality. We know Einstein, for example, not just for his tremendous contributions to science, but also because he was a character, who loved to mug for the camera. And our continuing fascination with Richard Feynman is not exclusively based on his body of work; it is in large measure tied to his flamboyant nature and offbeat sense of humor. These men, and their outsize personalities, have come to erroneously symbolize the true nature of genius and creativity. We picture them born brilliant, instantly larger than life. But is that an accurate picture of genius? What of others who are equal in stature to these icons of science, but whom history has awarded only a nod because they did not readily engage the public? Could a person qualify as a bona fide genius if he was a regular Joe? The answer may rest in the story of John Bardeen. John Bardeen was the first person to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes in the same field. He shared one with William Shockley and Walter Brattain for the invention of the transistor. But it was the charismatic Shockley who garnered all the attention, primarily for his Hollywood ways and notorious views on race and intelligence. Bardeen's second Nobel Prize was awarded for the development of a theory of superconductivity, a feat that had eluded the best efforts of leading theorists -- including Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Richard Feynman. Arguably, Bardeen's work changed the world in more ways than that of any other scientific genius of his time. Yet while every school child knows of Einstein, few people have heard of John Bardeen. Why is this the case? Perhaps because Bardeen differs radically from the popular stereotype of genius. He was a modest, mumbling Midwesterner, an ordinary person who worked hard and had a knack for physics and mathematics. He liked to picnic with his family, collaborate quietly with colleagues, or play a round of golf. None of that was newsworthy, so the media, and consequently the public, ignored him. John Bardeen simply fits a new profile of genius. Through an exploration of his science as well as his life, a fresh and thoroughly engaging portrait of genius and the nature of creativity emerges. This perspective will have readers looking anew at what it truly means to be a genius. %0 Book %E Sulston, John %E Ferry, Georgina %T The Common Thread: A Story of Science, Politics, Ethics, and the Human Genome %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10373/the-common-thread-a-story-of-science-politics-ethics-and %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10373/the-common-thread-a-story-of-science-politics-ethics-and %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Biography and Autobiography %P 328 %X The world was agog when scientists made the astounding announcement that they had successfully sequenced the human genome. Few contributed so directly to this feat as John Sulston. This is his personal account of one of the largest international scientific operations ever undertaken. It was a momentous occasion when British scientist John Sulston embarked on the greatest scientific endeavor of our times: the sequencing of the Human Genome. In The Common Thread, Sulston takes us behind the scenes for an in-depth look at the controversial story behind the headlines. The accomplishments and the setbacks—along with the politics, personalities, and ethics—that shaped the research are frankly explored by a central figure key to the project. From the beginning, Sulston fervently proclaimed his belief in the free and open exchange of the scientific information that would emerge from the project. Guided by these principles, The Human Genome Project was structured so that all the findings were public, encouraging an unparalleled international collaboration among scientists and researchers. Then, in May 1998, Craig Venter announced that he was quitting the Human Genome Project—with plans to head up a commercial venture launched to bring out the complete sequence three years hence, but marketed in a proprietary database. Venter’s intentions, clearly anathema to Sulston and the global network of scientists working on the Project, marked the beginning of a dramatic struggle to keep the human genome in the public domain. More than the story of human health versus corporate wealth, this is an exploration of the very nature of a scientific quest for discovery. Infused with Sulston’s own enthusiasm and excitement, the tale unfolds to reveal the scientists who painstakingly turn the key that will unlock the riddle of the human genome. We are privy to the joy and exuberance of success as well as the stark disappointments posed by inevitable failures. It is truly a wild and wonderful ride. The Common Thread is at once a compelling history and an impassioned call for ethical responsibility in scientific research. As the boundaries between science and big business increasingly blur, and researchers race to patent medical discoveries, the international community needs to find a common protocol for the protection of the wider human interest. This extraordinary enterprise is a glimpse of our shared human heritage, offering hope for future research and a fresh outlook on our understanding of ourselves. %0 Book %E Corfield, Richard %T The Silent Landscape: The Scientific Voyage of HMS Challenger %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10725/the-silent-landscape-the-scientific-voyage-of-hms-challenger %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10725/the-silent-landscape-the-scientific-voyage-of-hms-challenger %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Biography and Autobiography %P 300 %X In 1872 HMS Challenger set sail from Portsmouth, England, to map and sample the ocean floor. This marked the birth of modern oceanography. By retracing Challenger’s extraordinary voyage, we view our underwater landscape anew – focusing on what 21st century science is now able to add to this incredible story. The oceans make up more than two thirds of the Earth’s surface. But they are as mysterious for what they conceal beneath their surfaces as they are familiar for their ubiquity. Deep below the susurrus swell of waves lies an alien world that we have only begun to explore. The quest to know more about this secret domain began in earnest in the late 1800s. In 1859, Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection set the scientific world abuzz with its radical theory of evolution, and sparked a feverish desire to know more about the workings of nature. Scientists became increasingly convinced that the ocean floor could provide proof – or refutation – of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. They believed that the ocean floor was a haven for life that had long been extinct on land and that obscure fossil evidence culled from the depths could provide us with information on species that no longer existed topside. So an expedition was specifically designed and undertaken to investigate the natural history and geology of the ocean floor. With its emphasis on locating and retrieving fossil records that would test the new theory of evolution, Challenger’s voyage was nothing less than a mission to choose between God and science. Sailing three and half years and 69,000 nautical miles through burning tropical heat waves and stupefyingly cold Antarctic seas, and suffering further privations of hunger, storms, and sometimes crushing boredom between data-collecting surveys, Challenger dredged up thousands of samples from the sea floor and mapped enormous areas of undersea terrain. The final result was nothing short of a roaring success. So extensive were their findings that it was to take the scientists 19 years to completely examine and report on all their data. The final report, published in 1895, ran to fifty volumes. Most startling of all was the revelation that the ocean was not a silent landscape that serenely reflected Earth’s past – it was a gloriously vibrant ecosystem teeming with a variety and multitude of life on a scale we could scarcely imagine from our landlocked perspective. Relying on the official documentation, logs, and journals of the ship’s company, The Silent Landscape recounts the tale of an extraordinary voyage brought to life by 21st-century science. From the endangered coral reefs of the Caribbean to the trackless depths beneath the western Pacific, The Silent Landscape takes us on an epic journey across time. %0 Book %E McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch %T Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries: Second Edition %@ 978-0-309-07270-0 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10016/nobel-prize-women-in-science-their-lives-struggles-and-momentous %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10016/nobel-prize-women-in-science-their-lives-struggles-and-momentous %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Biography and Autobiography %P 472 %X Since 1901 there have been over three hundred recipients of the Nobel Prize in the sciences. Only ten of them—about 3 percent—have been women. Why? In this updated version of Nobel Prize Women in Science, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores the reasons for this astonishing disparity by examining the lives and achievements of fifteen women scientists who either won a Nobel Prize or played a crucial role in a Nobel Prize - winning project. The book reveals the relentless discrimination these women faced both as students and as researchers. Their success was due to the fact that they were passionately in love with science. The book begins with Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Readers are then introduced to Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, Emmy Noether, Lise Meitner, Barbara McClintock, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Rosalind Franklin. These and other remarkable women portrayed here struggled against gender discrimination, raised families, and became political and religious leaders. They were mountain climbers, musicians, seamstresses, and gourmet cooks. Above all, they were strong, joyful women in love with discovery. Nobel Prize Women in Science is a startling and revealing look into the history of science and the critical and inspiring role that women have played in the drama of scientific progress. %0 Book %E White, Michael %E Gribbin, John %T Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science: Second Edition %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10375/stephen-hawking-a-life-in-science-second-edition %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10375/stephen-hawking-a-life-in-science-second-edition %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Biography and Autobiography %P 360 %X Originally published in 1992 to great acclaim, this updated edition traces the course of Hawking’s life and science, successfully marrying biography and physics to tell the story of a remarkable man. Stephen Hawking is no ordinary scientist. With a career that began over thirty years ago at Cambridge University, he has managed to do more than perhaps any other scientist to broaden our basic understanding of the universe. His theoretical work on black holes and his progress in advancing our knowledge of the origin and nature of the cosmos have been groundbreaking—if not downright revolutionary. Stephen Hawking has also spent much of his adult life confined to a wheelchair, a victim of ALS, a degenerative motor neuron disease. Clearly his physical limitations have done nothing to confine him intellectually. He simply never allowed his illness to hinder his scientific development. In fact, many would argue that his liberation from the routine chores of life has allowed him to focus his efforts more keenly on his science. Hawking certainly would have been remarkable for his cutting edge work in theoretical physics alone. However, he has also managed to popularize science in a way unparalleled by other scientists of his stature. He became a household name, achieving almost cult-like fame, with the release of his best-selling book, A Brief History of Time. Although steeped in the potentially overwhelming complexities of cosmology, he succeeded in selling millions of copies to audiences eager to learn even some of what he has to offer. Science writers White and Gribbin have skillfully painted a portrait of an indefatigable genius and a scientific mind that seemingly knows no bounds. Knitting together clear explanations of Hawking’s science with a detailed personal history that is both balanced as well as sensitive, we come to know—and appreciate—both. As Stephen Hawking’s new book, The Universe in a Nutshell, hits the best-seller lists, it is the ideal time for readers to learn more about this remarkable man and his vast body of accomplishments.