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National Academy of Sciences Snapshot
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters.
In 1916 the Academy established the National Research Council to recruit specialists from the larger scientific and technological communities to participate in the Academy's advisory work to the government.
Under the authority of its charter, the National Academy of Sciences established the National Academy of Engineering in 1964 and the Institute of Medicine in 1970.
In 1916 the Academy established the National Research Council to recruit specialists from the larger scientific and technological communities to participate in the Academy's advisory work to the government.
Under the authority of its charter, the National Academy of Sciences established the National Academy of Engineering in 1964 and the Institute of Medicine in 1970.
