Awards & Winners

1969 National Medal of Science

Check winners and nominations of 1969 National Medal of Science. Check awards winners of 1969 National Medal of Science. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

National Medal of Science for Physical Science

Herbert C. Brown

(For discovery and exploration of the hydroboration reaction and for developing it into a major and powerful tool in chemical synthesis.)
National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science

William Feller

(For original and definitive contributions to pure and applied mathematics, for making probability available to users, and for pioneering work in establishing Mathematical Reviews.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences

Robert Huebner

(For contributions to the modern understanding of the biology of viruses and their role in the induction of diverse diseases.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering

Jack Kilby

(For original conceptions and valuable contributions in the production and application of integrated circuits.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences

Ernst Mayr

(For notable contributions to systematics, biogeography, and the study of birds, and especially for great work on the evolution of animal populations.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science

Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky

(For classic experiments probing the elementary particles of matter and for contributions to advancing the means of experimentation in this challenging field.)