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White House announces 2007 National Medal of Science laureates
Date:9/3/2008

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Engineering

  • Leonard Kleinrock, University of California, Los Angeles, for fundamental contributions to the mathematical theory of modern data networks, including the functional specification of packet switching which is the foundation of the Internet Technology.

  • Andrew J. Viterbi, University of Southern California, for the development of the maximum-likelihood algorighm for convolution coding, and for fundamental contributions to wireless technology.

Physical Sciences

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, University of Pennsylvania, for her contributions in nuclear physics that have advanced research into applications including energy generation from fusion, dating of artifacts, and nuclear medicine.

  • Charles Slichter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, for establishing nuclear magnetic resonance as a powerful tool to reveal the fundamental properties of molecules, liquids and solids, enabling the development of numerous modern technologies.

  • David Wineland, National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colo., for his outstanding leadership in the science of laser cooling and manipulation of ions, that have had multiple applications in modern physics.

The 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates will also be honored in September. For more information on that award, please visit http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/08-19-2008ir.htm


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Contact: Dana Topousis
dtopousi@nsf.gov
703-292-7750
National Science Foundation
Source:Eurekalert  

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