Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Illustrations X
5. Ancestry 1
6. Boyhood 16
7. Early Manhood 24
8. Coast and Geodetic Survey 50
9. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology 67
10. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 87
11. The Carnegie Foundation Bulletins 105
12. The Annual Reports 129
13. Carnegie Corporation of New York 137
14. Other Activities 155
15. Santa Barbara 176
16. Appendices 199
17. Index 203