%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 %R doi:10.17226/5859 %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.