Award Description
The National Medal of Science was created by statute in 1959 and is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation. Awarded annually, the Medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. Nominees are selected by a committee of Presidential appointees based on their extraordinary knowledge in, and contributions to, the biological, behavioral/social, and physical sciences, as well as chemistry, engineering, computing, and mathematics.
Award Category
Highly Prestigious
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Award Recipients
1976: Frederick D. Rossini, Physical Sciences (Deceased)
2010: Richard A. Tapia, Mathematics and Computer Science