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The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the following six fields: behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physical sciences. The Committee on ...
The National Medal of Science was established on August 25, 1959, by an act of the Congress of the United States under Pub. L. 86–209.The medal was originally to honor scientists in the fields of the "physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences".
Keller was awarded a Lester R. Ford Award (shared with David W. McLaughlin) in 1976 [4] and (not shared) in 1977. [5] In 1988 he was awarded the U.S. National Medal of Science, and in 1997 he was awarded the Wolf Prize by the Israel-based Wolf Foundation. In 1996, he was awarded the Nemmers Prize in Mathematics.
1973 ACS Award in pure chemistry; 1976 Harrison Howe Award, and awards from American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, and Dean's Award for distinguished teaching; 1978-1979 He was a Guggenheim fellow; 1986 ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award; 1986 ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry; 1986 R.C ...
1976 IEEE David Sarnoff Award, IEEE; 1990 C&C Prize; 1991 National Medal of Science, US; 1992 National Academy of Engineering Founders Award, US; 1993 IRI Medal from the Industrial Research Institute, US; 1993 Vladimir Karapetoff Eminent Members' Award, Eta Kappa Nu; 1996 John Scott Award, City of Philadelphia [7] 1997 IEEE Medal of Honor, IEEE
Carrier was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1953, [2] the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1967, and the American Philosophical Society in 1976. [3] In 1990, he received the National Medal of Science , the United States' highest scientific award, presented by President Bush, for his contributions to the ...
Linus Pauling Award (1973) George Ledlie Prize (1973) Arthur C. Cope Award (1976) William H. Nichols Medal (1977) Franklin Medal (1978) Chemical Pioneer Award (1981) Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award (1981) Paul Karrer Gold Medal (1982) Tetrahedron Prize (1983) Willard Gibbs Award (1984) Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1986) National Medal of Science (1988 ...
Whinnery received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1937, and the Ph.D. from the same institution in 1948. . Throughout World War II, he was active in war training classes, held a part-time lectureship at Union College(1945–46), and earned his doctoral degree while working 6 days a week in microwaves at General Electric, Schenectady ...