The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Herbert C. Brown
Title:
Professor of Chemistry
Affiliation:
Purdue University
Lafayette,Indiana 47907 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2004
Award Discipline:
Physical Sciences
Award Year:
1969
Citation:
"For discovery and exploration of the hydroboration reaction and for developing it into a major and powerful tool in chemical synthesis."
Presented by President Nixon at a White House Ceremony on February 16, 1970.
Nobel Laureate:
Chemistry, 1979