Smithsonian Institution Secretary, Charles Doolittle Walcott by Ellis L. Yochelson 2001, 624 pp ISBN 0-87338-680-9 Cloth, $55.00 courtesy of our partner, Atlas Books Call (419) 281-1802 to order by phone.

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Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) is a highly respected figure in the history of geology and paleontology. Perhaps his most notable contribution to his field was his discovery of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, one of the most important fossil discoveries ever made. In addition to his distinguished field work, Walcott’s career included years of service as an administrative leader in the scientific community: as director of the U.S. Geological Survey, as secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, as organizer of the National Space and Aeronautics Administration, as a founding member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Smithsonian Institution Secretary continues the story Ellis L. Yochelson began in Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist (1998). Using Walcott’s letters and journals and the recollections of friends and colleagues, Yochelson discusses Walcott’s life and career as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Accompanied by illustrations and photographs from private collections and the Smithsonian Archives,this straightforward biography of Charles Doolittle Walcott offers readers a look at the life and career of this important but little-known American scientist.

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 Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist by Ellis L. Yochelson

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