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March 7 -- Frederick Seitz, president emeritus of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University, died earlier this week at the age of 96. A pioneer in the field of solid-state physics, Seitz was elected to the NAS in 1951 and served as president from 1962-1969. He was the first NAS president to serve in a full-time capacity, beginning in 1965, and during his presidency, he oversaw the academy's centennial celebration in 1963 and the expansion of its historic headquarters on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. [more]
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