List of National Medal of Science laureates

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President George W. Bush (5th from left) and Dr. John Marburger (far right), director of the White House Office of Science and Technology, pose with the recipients of National Medal of Science, Monday, Feb. 13, 2004, in the White House. From left to right are Dr. Dennis P. Sullivan, Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, Dr. Robert N. Clayton, Dr. Stephen J. Lippard, Dr. Kenneth J. Arrow, Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, Dr. Edwin N. Lightfoot and Dr. Thomas E. Starzl.

The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed 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 following six fields: behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physical sciences. The Committee on the National Medal of Science under the National Science Foundation (NSF) is responsible for recommending medal candidates to the President.

Behavioral and Social Science[]

  • 1964 Neal Elgar Miller
  • 1986 Herbert A. Simon
  • 1987 Anne Anastasi, George J. Stigler
  • 1988 Milton Friedman
  • 1990 Leonid Hurwicz, Patrick Suppes
  • 1991 George A. Miller
  • 1992 Eleanor J. Gibson
  • 1994 Robert K. Merton
  • 1995 Roger N. Shepard
  • 1996 Paul A. Samuelson
  • 1997 William K. Estes
  • 1998 William Julius Wilson
  • 1999 Robert M. Solow
  • 2000 Gary S. Becker
  • 2003 R. Duncan Luce
  • 2004 Kenneth J. Arrow
  • 2005 Gordon H. Bower
  • 2008 Michael I. Posner
  • 2009 Mortimer Mishkin
  • 2011 Anne Treisman
  • 2012 Robert Axelrod
  • 2014 Albert Bandura

Biological Sciences[]

Chemistry[]

Engineering Sciences[]

Mathematical, Statistical, and Computer Sciences[]

Physical Sciences[]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ "The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details - NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov.

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