National Medals of Science and Technology
Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University; Stanford, Calif., for his contributions in the field of economics.
Norman E. Borlaug, Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas, for breeding semi-dwarf, disease-resistant high-yield wheat and instructing farmers in its cultivation to help ease starvation.
Robert N. Clayton, The University of Chicago, for his contributions to geochemistry and cosmochemistry that provided insight into the evolution of the solar system.
Edwin N. Lightfoot, University of Wisconsin, for research in how the body controls insulin levels and oxygenates blood.
Stephen J. Lippard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for research in bioinorganic chemistry, including the interaction of metal compounds with DNA.
Phillip A. Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for his genetic research, including his role in discovering the discontinuou
President Bush made remarks and presented National Medals of Science and Technology to several distinguished Americans. Kenneth J. Arrow… read more
President Bush made remarks and presented National Medals of Science and Technology to several distinguished Americans.
Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University; Stanford, Calif., for his contributions in the field of economics.
Norman E. Borlaug, Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas, for breeding semi-dwarf, disease-resistant high-yield wheat and instructing farmers in its cultivation to help ease starvation.
Robert N. Clayton, The University of Chicago, for his contributions to geochemistry and cosmochemistry that provided insight into the evolution of the solar system.
Edwin N. Lightfoot, University of Wisconsin, for research in how the body controls insulin levels and oxygenates blood.
Stephen J. Lippard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for research in bioinorganic chemistry, including the interaction of metal compounds with DNA.
Phillip A. Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for his genetic research, including his role in discovering the discontinuou close
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