Awards & Winners

1963 National Medal of Science

Check winners and nominations of 1963 National Medal of Science. Check awards winners of 1963 National Medal of Science. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

National Medal of Science for Physical Science

Luis Walter Alvarez

(For his inspiring leadership in experimental high energy physics, continuing development of the bubble chamber, discovery of many states of elementary particles, and his contributions to National defense.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering

Vannevar Bush

(For his distinguished achievements in electrical engineering, in the technology of computing machines, in the effective coupling of the physical and life sciences; and in his mobilizing science, engineering and education in enduring ways in the service of the Nation.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering

John Robinson Pierce

(For his outstanding contributions to communications theory, electron optics and travelling wave tubes, and for the analysis leading to world-wide radio communications using artificial earth satellites.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences

C. B. van Niel

(For his fundamental investigations of the comparative biochemistry of microorganisms, for his studies of the basic mechanisms of photosynthesis, and for his excellence as a teacher of many scientists.)
National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science

Norbert Wiener

(For his marvellously versatile contributions, profoundly original, ranging within pure and applied mathematics, and penetrating boldly into the engineering and biological sciences.)