National Medal of Science

The National Medal of Science, also called the Presidential Medal of Science, is an honor given by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. The Committee on the National Medal of Science under the National Science Foundation (NSF) is responsible for recommending medal candidates to the President. As of March 14, 2005, there have been 417 recipients of the medal.

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President of the United States - Science - Engineering - Behavioral - Social sciences - Biology - Chemistry - Mathematics - Physics - National Science Foundation - March 14 - 2005

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