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President Bush recently announced the recipients of the 2005 and 2006 Medal
America's highest honor for scientific achievement. The recipients will receive t
medals in a ceremony on July 28th.
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Scheduling information about the ceremony is available here:
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Background
The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress in 1959 a
Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition b
of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mat
or engineering sciences." In 1980 Congress expanded this recognition to includ
social and behavioral sciences.
A Committee of 12 scientists and engineers is appointed by the President to ev
nominees for the Award. Since its establishment, the National Medal of Science
awarded to 441 distinguished scientists and engineers whose careers spanned
research and development. The recipients database from 1962 to the present c
searched at http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recipients.cfm.

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