National Medal of Science - 1979

Check winners and nominations of 1979 National Medal of Science. Check awards winners of 1979 National Medal of Science. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

National Medal of Science for Physical Science Richard Feynman (In recognition of his essential contributions to the quantum theory of radiation and to his illumination of behavior of constituents of the atom, of the atomic nucleus, and of the subnuclear particles.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Severo Ochoa (For important contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology, discoveries that contributed greatly to our understanding of the mechanisms for energy generation within a cell, the mechanism whereby proteins are synthesized within a cell and the elucidation of the genetic code.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Robert Burriss (For numerous original contributions leading to an understanding of the physiology and biochemistry of the process of biological nitrogen fixation.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Elizabeth C. Crosby (For outstanding contributions to comparative and human neuroanatomy and for the synthesis and transmission of knowledge of the entire nervous system of the vertebrate phylum.)
National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science Joseph L. Doob (In recognition of his work on probability and mathematical statistics, characterized by novel and fruitful ideas of a general character that opened new fields of study which began to be transplanted abroad and now are acclaimed worldwide.)
National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science Donald Knuth (For his significant rsearch into the mathematical analysis and design of efficient computer algorithms and for his profoundly influential books which have codified fundamental knowldge at the core of computer programming.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Arthur Kornberg (For accomplishments providing the conceptual and experimental framework for much of our current understanding of the manner in which DNA, the genetic substance, is replicated.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Emmett Leith (For discoveries and developments in wavefront reconstruction and holography, and his pioneering application of these techniques in engineering and science.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science Herman Francis Mark (For his contributions to polymer chemistry, and his role in the introduction of polymer science as an academic discipline in the United States.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Raymond D. Mindlin (For fundamental contributions to applied mechanics, including theory and applications in photoelasticity, package cushioning, piezoelectric oscillators, and ultrahigh frequency vibrations.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Robert Noyce (For contributions to a variety of semiconductor devices, but especially for the integratd circuit, the cornerstone of modern electronics.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science Edward Mills Purcell (For contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance in condensed matter and the measurement of interstellar magnetic fields.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Simon Ramo (For basic contributions to microwave electronics, and imaginative technical leadership in making large electronic systems available to the country for defense and civilian uses.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science Lyman Spitzer (For important contributions to the theory of star formation and evolving stellar systems and plasma physics, including use of fusion as a source of energy.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences G. Ledyard Stebbins (For his outstanding contributions to the synthesis of an evolutionary theory, particularly as it applies to plants.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Paul Alfred Weiss (For outstanding contributions to cell biology and understanding of the development of the nervous system including the basis for surgical repair of injury to peripheral nerves.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science Victor Frederick Weisskopf (For important contributions to our understanding of nuclear matter and nuclear reactions, and early fundamental contributions to our understanding of elementary particles.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Earl Parker (For contributions profoundly influencing materials engineering through research in flow and fracture, and for his development of new alloys with unusual combinations of strength and toughness)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Earl Reece Stadtman (For seminal contributions to understanding of the energy metabolism of anaerobic bacteria and for elucidation of major mechanisms whereby the rates of metabolic processes are finely matched to the requirements of the living cell.)
National Medal of Science for Chemistry Arthur Kornberg (For accomplishments providing the conceptual and experimental framework for much of our current understanding of the manner in which DNA, the genetic substance, is replicated.)
National Medal of Science for Chemistry Severo Ochoa (For important contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology, discoveries that contributed greatly to our understanding of the mechanisms for energy generation within a cell, the mechanism whereby proteins are synthesized within a cell and the elucidation of the genetic code.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science John H. Sinfelt (For scientific research on the nature of heterogeneous catalysis leading to the development of new catalyst systems for the production of low lead gasoline.)

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