National Medal of Science - 1987

Check winners and nominations of 1987 National Medal of Science. Check awards winners of 1987 National Medal of Science. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science Michael Freedman (For his proof of the Poincare Conjecture in dimension four: a toplogical four-manifold is homeomorphic to S4[4th power] it it is homotopy equivalent to S4 [4th power], one of the greatest achievemnets in mathematics in this century.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Rita Levi-Montalcini (For a major breakthrough in neurobiology by her discovery of the Nerve Growth Factor and its effect on the growth of the sympathetic nervous system which set the stage for worldwide studies of the molecules involved in normal and malignant growth.)
National Medal of Science for Behavioral and Social Science George Stigler (For his efforts to advance the understanding of industry, its internal organization and relation to government, and for initiating the study of information and markets.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science Philip Abelson (For his path-breaking contributions in radiochemistry, physics, geophysics, biophysics, and biochemistry and for his vigorous and penetrating counsel on national matters involving science and technology.)
National Medal of Science for Behavioral and Social Science Anne Anastasi (For her work in the development of the discipline of differential psychology as a behavioral science, which illuminates the way traits are influenced by heredity and environment and the methods by which traits and human characteristics are measured.)
National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science Raoul Bott (In recognition of his profound studies in the topology of Lie groups and differential geometry over many decades, and in particular for his 'periodicity theorem'.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Michael E. DeBakey (For his pioneering medical innovations throughout his medical career and his unique ability to bring his vast professional knowledge to bear on public policy as a national and international medical statesman.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Theodor Otto Diener (For the discovery of viroids, the smallest known agent of infectious disease. This discovery has opened new avenues of molecular research into some of the most serious diseases afflicting plants, animals, and humans.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Harry Eagle (For his research in the development of reproducible conditions for the growth in culture of human and animal cells.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science Walter M. Elsasser (For his fundamental and lasting contributions to physics, meteorology, and geophysics in establishing quantum mechanics, atmospheric radiation transfer, planetary magnetism and plate tectonics.)
National Medal of Science for Chemistry William Summer Johnson (For his outstanding achievements in organic synthesis, notably in the stereoselective total synthesis of steroids by classical and biomimetic pressures.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences Har Gobind Khorana (For his innovative contributions that significantly contributed to our understanding of gene structure, membrane function and vision and for the work stimulated by his research which has had a major impact on the biological and chemical sciences.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science Paul Lauterbur (For first proposing and demonstrating the use of nuclear magnetic resonance to form images, and for his continuing contributions to the development of this method for safely producing exquisitely detailed images of the interior of the body for use in medical research and clinical diagnosis.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science George Pake (For his commitment to creative excellence in support of institutional purpose. Whether as a research scientist, physics teacher, university administrator, or corporate executive, every institution he has served has been measurably strengthened by his contributions.)
National Medal of Science for Chemistry Walter H. Stockmayer (For his fundamental contributions to the physical chemistry of high polymers.)
National Medal of Science for Chemistry Max Tishler (For his profound contributions to the Nation's health and for the impact of his research on the practice of chemistry.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science James Van Allen (For his central role in the exploration of outer space, including the discoveries of the magnetospheres of Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Ernst Heinrich Weber (For his distinguished and pioneering contributions to the profession of electrical engineering and allied areas as educator, academic leader, author, researcher, and entrepreneur which have inspired several generations of students and colleagues around the world.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Robert Byron Bird (For his profoundly influential books and research on kinetic theory, transport phenomena, the behavior of polymeric fluids, and foreign language study for engineers and scientists.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering Harry Bolton Seed (For his pioneering contributions to the art and science of civil engineering, to the practice of civil engineering at the frontiers of knowledge, to the general understanding of civil engineering methods at all levels, and to the safety and welfare of people throughout the world)

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