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Recipients for National S&T Medals Announced
Last week, President Clinton announced the recipients of the 1999 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology, the nation's highest science and technology honors. The National Medal of Science, established by Congress in 1959 and administered by the National Science Foundation, honors individuals for contributions to the present state of knowledge across a variety of science frontiers. Including this year's recipients, the Medal of Science has been awarded to 374 distinguished scientists and engineers.
The National Medal of Technology, established by Congress in 1980 and administered by the Department of Commerce, recognizes technological innovation and advancement of the nation's global competitiveness, as well as ground-breaking contributions that commercialize a technology, create jobs, improve productivity, or stimulate the nation's growth and development in other ways. To date, 110 individuals and 11 companies have been honored with this award.
The recipients are:
1999 National Medal of Science Awardees
- David Baltimore, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Biology and President, California Institute of Technology
- Jared Diamond, Professor of Physiology, UCLA School of Medicine
- Lynn Margulis, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Stuart A. Rice, The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago
- John Ross, Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University
- Susan Solomon, Nobel Laureate and Senior Scientist, Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Boulder, Colorado
- Robert M. Solow, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Kenneth N. Stevens, C.J. LeBel Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Felix E. Browder, University Professor, Rutgers University
- Ronald R. Coifman, Phillips Professor of Mathematics, Yale University
- James W. Cronin, Nobel Laureate and University Professor Emeritus, The Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago
- Leo P. Kadanoff, John D. MacArthur, Distinguished Service Professor, The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago
1999 National Medal of Technology Awardees
- Glen Culler, Chief Scientist and Chairman of the Board (retired), Culler Scientific Systems Corporation
- Raymond Kurzweil, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kurzweil Technologies, Inc.
- Robert Swanson (deceased), Chairman of K&E Management, Ltd.
- Robert Taylor, retired Symbol Technologies, Inc.