| 1952 |
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Sir Hugh Stott Taylor, for research
and teaching in physical chemistry. Fellow of the Royal Society 1932. |
| 1953 |
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Paul R. Burkholder, for the discovery
of chloromycetin. |
| 1954 |
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Karl T. Compton, for peacetime use
of atomic energy. |
| 1955 |
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Harold C. Urey, for the discovery
of deuterium. Nobel Laureate
in Chemistry 1934. Fellow of the Royal Society 1947. |
| 1956 |
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Detlev W. Bronk, for distinguished
service to mankind through biochemistry. Fellow of the Royal Society 1948. |
| 1957 |
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Edward Teller, for distinguished work
in nuclear physics. |
| 1958 |
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George Bogdan Kistiakowski, for work
in chemical kinetics and thermodynamics. |
| 1959 |
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Willard Frank Libby, for distinguished
contributions to the development of carbon dating.
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
1960. |
| 1960 |
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Glenn T. Seaborg, for distinguished
contributions through nuclear chemistry.
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
1951. Fellow of the Royal Society 1985. |
| 1961 |
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Maurice Ewing, for distinguished contributions
in the fields of oceanography, climatology, and geothermal measurements. Fellow of the Royal Society 1972. |
| 1962 |
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Robert B. Woodward, for
the synthesis of organic molecules. Nobel
Laureate in Chemistry 1965. Fellow of the Royal Society 1956. |
| 1963 |
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Kenneth S. Pitzer, for work in theoretical
quantum chemistry. |
| 1964 |
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Isador I. Rabi, for work with quantum
mechanics and molecular beams. Nobel Laureate in Physics 1944. |
| 1965 |
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Joel H. Hildebrand, for research in
the fields of solubility and the structure of liquids. |
| 1966 |
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Charles H. Townes, for work in microwave
spectroscopy and masers. Nobel
Laureate in Physics 1964. Fellow of the Royal Society 1976. |
| 1967 |
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George W. Beadle, for work in cytology
and genetics. Nobel Laureate
in Medicine 1958. Fellow of the Royal Society 1960. |
| 1968 |
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Marshall W. Nirenberg, for the discovery
of the genetic code. Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1968 |
| 1969 |
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Linus C. Pauling, for research on
the nature of chemical bonding. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1954. Nobel Peace Prize 1962. Fellow of the Royal Society 1948. |
| 1970 |
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George Wald, for distinguished contributions
to the field of physiology of vision and biochemical evolution. Nobel Laureate in Medicine 1967. |
| 1971 |
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Margaret Mead, for distinguished contributions
to the field of anthropology. |
| 1972 |
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George C. Pimentel, for work in infared
spectroscopy and molecular structure. |
| 1973 |
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Philip H. Abelson, for geochemical
studies. |
| 1974 |
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Henry Eyring, for his contributions
to theoretical chemistry, the development of absolute reaction rate theory. |
| 1975 |
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Carl Sagan, for his contributions
to the exploration of the universe through radioastronomy. |
| 1976 |
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John G. Kemeny, for the development
of BASIC computer language. |
| 1977 |
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W. Frank Blair, for environmental
studies and ecology. |
| 1978 |
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J. Tuzo Wilson, for distinguished
contributions in the development of plate tectonics. Fellow of the Royal Society 1968. |
| 1979 |
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Melvin Calvin, for work in the chemistry
of photosynthesis. Nobel Laureate
in Chemistry 1961. Fellow of the Royal Society 1959. |
| 1980 |
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Philip Morrison, for radioastronomy
studies. |
| 1981 |
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Donald Knuth, for his work on computer
programming and the design of computerized typography. Fellow of the Royal Society 2003. |
| 1982 |
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Peter H. Raven, for his work in systematic
botany and biogeography. Fellow of the Royal Society 2002. |
| 1983 |
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Stephen Jay Gould, for his contribution
to the fields of paleontology, evolutionary biology, and the history of
science. |
| 1984 |
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Hubert M. Alyea, for his contributions
to chemical education. |
| 1985 |
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Harold P. Furth, for his contributions
to plasma physics. |
| 1986 |
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Roald Hoffmann, for his contributions
to applied theoretical chemistry.
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
1981. Fellow of the Royal Society 1984. |
| 1987 |
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Thomas F. Banchoff, for his contributions
to the understanding of four dimensional manifolds through computer graphics. |
| 1988 |
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Francis H. C. Crick, for his pioneering
contributions to the field of molecular biology.
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
1962. Fellow of the Royal Society 1959. |
| 1989 |
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Arno A. Penzias, for his contributions
to radio astronomy. Nobel Laureate
in Physics 1978. |
| 1990 |
|
Wallace S. Broecker, for distinguished
contributions to the field of geochemistry. Fellow of the Royal Society 2007. |
| 1991 |
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Harry B. Gray, for his contributions
to bio-chemical-inorganic chemistry and inorganic photochemistry. Fellow of the Royal Society 2000. |
| 1992 |
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Solomon H. Snyder, for distinguished
contributions to the field of neuroscience. |
| 1993 |
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George Masters Woodwell for distinguished
contributions to global ecology. |
| 1994 |
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Gerald Holton, for distinguished contributions
to the welfare of mankind through the field of the history of science. |
| 1995 |
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Marvin Minsky, for distinguished contributions
in the field of artificial intelligence. |
| 1996 |
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Leon M. Lederman, for distinguished
contributions to our understanding of particle physics and its interaction
with cosmology. Nobel Laureate in
Physics 1988. |
| 1997 |
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Frank Press, for contributions in
geophysics and national science policy. Fellow of the Royal Society 1985. |
| 1998 |
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Bruce N. Ames, for contribution to
research on mutation, cancer, and aging. |
| 1999 |
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J. Michael Bishop, for distinguished
contributions to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of cancer.
Nobel Laureate in Physiology
and Medicine 1989. |
| 2000 |
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Edward O. Wilson, for distinguished contributions to the field of conservation
biology. Fellow of the Royal Society 1990. |
| 2001 |
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John H. Conway, for distinguished contributions in the field of applied
and computational mathematics. Fellow of the Royal Society 1981. |
2002
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell, for her contributions to astrophysics, in particular her
groundbreaking discovery of pulsars.Fellow of the Royal Society 2003. |
| 2003 |
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Orrin H. Pilkey, for distinguished research in coastal geology and public service in policy formulation and education about America's coastal resources. |
| 2004 |
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Jacqueline K. Barton,,for her groundbreaking approach to the study of DNA and understanding consequences of damage to DNA within the cell. |
| 2005 |
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Peter Agre, for his distinguished contributions to the field of biological membranes and aquaporin water channel proteins. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2003. |
| 2006 |
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David Pimentel, for his contributions in ecology and agricultural sciences.
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| 2007 |
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Vinton Cerf, for his key technical and managerial role in the creation of the Internet, in particular, for leading the development of the TCP/IP protocols. |
| 2008 |
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Joseph H. Taylor, for his discovery of the first binary pulsar and its unprecedented value in testing Einstein's theory of general relativity. Nobel Laureate in Physics 1993. |
| 2009 |
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Elizabeth Loftus, for her work in the field of human memory research, particularly her contributions to our understanding of childhood abuse and traumatic recovered memories. |
| 2010 |
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Stephen Sparks, for his work in the fields of igneous petrology and volcanology, particularly his contributions to improving our understanding of the physical and chemical dynamics of volcanic systems. Fellow of the Royal Society 1988. |
| 2011 |
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George Whitesides, for his groundbreaking "Lab on a Chip" medical diagnostic technology and humanitarian work bringing low-cost medical diagnostics to the developing world. |
| 2012 |
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Joan A. Steitz, for her foundational work on aspects of RNA processing, regulation and function, particularly her crucial discoveries concerning the fundamental roles of small RNA-protein complexes in cells, and for her long-standing advocacy for women in science. |
