In addition to election to all three national academies, he was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2002 by President George W. Bush. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded him the ...

the National Medal of Science and the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award. In addition, 54 are members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and 40 are fellows ...

Richard L. Garwin, a designer of the first hydrogen bomb, died Tuesday, his daughter-in-law, Tabatha Garwin confirmed to CBS News. The renowned scientist was 97 years old. A prominent scientist ...

During the three-day Congress, Wehner will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science recipients discuss leading medical research; be given advice ...

In 1991, Elion was awarded the prestigious National Medal of Science by then-President George Bush, who said she exemplified how one person’s work can help “banish suffering and prolong life ...

To me, the Mesa feels a little stale. … It’s less exciting than it used to be,” said Venter, 78, who earned the National Medal of Science for his work in genetics. “We looked at a lot of ...

and she received the National Medal of Science in 1993 along with other awards. Despite the recognition, for Rubin, that was never her goal. Throughout her life she simply enjoyed the search for ...

Shurkin. His many honors included the 2002 National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest award for science and engineering achievements, given by President George W. Bush, and the Presidential ...

Landrigan, M.D., founding director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, will receive the Gold Honor Medal from the National Institute of Social ... because it uses state-of-the ...

Lacks' immortal cells were taken without her consent in 1951 and used for research that changed the course of modern medicine ...