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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

James W. Cronin

Title:

University Professor Emeritus

Affiliation:

University of Chicago

The Enrico Fermi Institute

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2016

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1999

Citation:

"For his fundamental contributions to the fields of elementary particle physics and astrophysics and his leadership in creating an international effort to determine the unknown origins of very high-energy cosmic rays."

Presented by President William Clinton in a White House (East Room) ceremony on Tuesday, March 14, 2000.

Nobel Laureate:

Physics, 1980

 

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