Featured Memoir
Myriam P. Sarachik by Greg Boebinger, Jonathan R. Friedman, Laura H. Greene, and Clare C. Yu
"The world lost a great physicist, trailblazer, and dear friend to each of us when Myriam Sarachik passed away on October 7, 2021, at the age of eighty-eight. Her personal and scientific journeys were an inspiration to all who knew her. Throughout her remarkable career, she pushed the frontiers of condensed-matter physics while championing equity, integrity, and compassion in our scientific community. Her story includes escaping from Nazi prison camps and personal tragedy but also rising to the highest levels of scientific accomplishments and leadership; her resilience and perseverance remain an inspiration and a lasting example of courage and purpose."
Memoirs Collection
Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs provide the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members. Colleagues familiar with the subject's work write these memoirs and as such, the series provides a biographical history of science in America.
The Online Collection includes approximately 2,100 memoirs, including those of famed naturalist Louis Agassiz; Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Thomas Edison; Alexander Graham Bell; noted anthropologist Margaret Mead; and psychologist and philosopher John Dewey.