Sidebar: National Medal of Technology Goes To Biomedical Computing Pioneer, Four Others
Two pioneering molecular biologists-including a Nobel laureate-were among nine researchers named in April to receive the 1997 National Medal of Science, the United States government's highest honor for scientific achievement. The honorees, who represent a wide range of disciplines, include an astrophysicist who helped elucidate the origin of the stars, a chemist who help lay the groundwork for understanding the chemical depletion of the ozone, and a psychologist whose theories of cognition and learning helped transform the field of experimental psychology. One researcher was named posthumously to receive the medal.
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![]() 'CRUCIAL' WORK: Medal of science winner Robert Weinberg of MIT |
The National Medal of Science, established by Congress...
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