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The
President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
WALTER M. ELSASSER
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Professor of Physics |
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Johns Hopkins University |
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Baltimore, Maryland 21218 USA |
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Male
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| Year Deceased: |
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1991 |
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| Award Discipline: |
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Physical Sciences |
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| Award Year: |
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1987 |
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| Citation: |
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"For his fundamental and lasting contributions to physics, meteorology, and geophysics in establishing quantum mechanics, atmospheric radiation transfer, planetary magnetism and plate tectonics." |
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Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on June 25, 1987. |
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