Sidebar: National Medal of Technology Goes To Biomedical Computing Pioneer, Four Others
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![]() 'CRUCIAL' WORK: Medal of science winner Robert Weinberg of MIT |
The National Medal of Science, established by Congress in 1959, is administered by the National Science Foundation. The medal honors individuals' contributions to the physical, biological, mathematical, social, and behavioral sciences.
A presidentially appointed 12-member Committee on the National Medal of Science, composed of leading researchers from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, reviews nominations solicited via the Internet and by letters to universities, colleges, professional societies, and members of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. Including the 1997 winners, 353 individuals have received the medal.
James D. Watson, ...