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.

Laureates

As of November 6, 2003, when U.S. President George W. Bush announced the 2002 National Medal of Science laureates, there have been 409 individuals recognized. Summarized here is a list of the most eminent laureates and their citation in the NSF database of National Medal of Science laureates. There is also a full list of all National Medal of Science laureates available.

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November 6 - 2003 - U.S. President George W. Bush - Full list of all National Medal of Science laureates

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Note: *The National Science Foundation reports that the actual citation for Werhner von Braun is not available. This citation is the one proposed by the NSF and entered at von Braun's entry at the NSF National Medal of Science laureate database.

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