John N. Bahcall - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	30-December-1934
Place of Birth	Shreveport (Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Area code 318)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	John Bahcall, John N Bahcall
Profession	Astronomer
John Norris Bahcall was an American astrophysicist, best known for his contributions to the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Space Telescope and for his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

Awards by John N. Bahcall

Check all the awards nominated and won by John N. Bahcall.

2004

Comstock Prize in Physics	(For his many contributions to astrophysics, especially his definitive work on solar models and his crucial role in identifying and resolving the solar neutrino problem.)

2003

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1998

National Medal of Science for Physical Science	(For his fundamental contributions to areas of modern astrophysics ranging from solar neutrino physics to the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy to cosmology, and for his leadership of the astronomical community, especially his tireless advocacy of the Hubble Space Telescope.)

1994

Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

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