Frank Press
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Frank Press was an American geophysicist. He was an advisor to four U.S. presidents, and later served two consecutive terms as president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993). He was the author of 160 scientific papers and co-author of the textbooks Earth and Understanding Earth.
Press in 1953
Press and Vladimir Kirillin signing the United States and USSR agreement on cooperation in science and technology
National Academy of Sciences
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
The National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C. in 2000
The National Academies' Beckman Conference Center, Irvine, California
The Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C., one of several facilities where the National Academy of Sciences maintains offices