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The
President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

RICHARD P. FEYNMAN

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Theoretical Physics Professor |
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California Institute of Technology |
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Pasadena, California 91109 USA |
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Male
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| Year Deceased: |
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1988 |
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Physical Sciences |
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| Award Year: |
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1979 |
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| Citation: |
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"In recognition of his essential contributions to the quantum theory of radiation and to his illumination of behavior of constituents of the atom, of the atomic nucleus, and of the subnuclear particles." |
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Presented by President Carter at a White House Ceremony on January 14, 1980. |
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| Nobel Laureate: |
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Physics, 1965 |
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