Today’s #NobelPrize recognizes discoveries that gave scientists new ways to study the brain. In 1981, #NASmember David Hubel earned the prize for discoveries revealing how neurons in the visual cortex process what we see. Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

Born #OnThisDay in 1934, biochemist William Lennarz helped uncover the mechanisms underlying glycoprotein biosynthesis, making lasting contributions to the emerging field of glycobiology.

Explore his life and legacy in his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

Across geometry, physics, and dynamical systems, #NASmember Shlomo Sternberg uncovered connections that revealed new possibilities in #mathematics.

Read a new NAS memoir on his influential work: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

Historical fiction, general fiction, romance, memoirs — over 30 free books in the Front Porch Book Fair. Tamara Merrill’s short story, Love is in the Baking, is part of the collection. Download through 11/15/2026: https://loom.ly/h5f_T5M
#HistoricalFiction #RomanceReads #MemoirMonday #FreeBooks

A pioneering plant pathologist and beloved teacher, #NASmember Luis Sequeira made seminal contributions to the study of plant-bacterial interactions. 🌱

Read a new NAS memoir honoring his life and research: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday