Title:

Higgins Professor of Astronomy Emeritus

Affiliation:

Princeton University

Princeton,New Jersey  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

1997

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1997

Citation:

"For his seminal contributions to the theory of the evolution of stars, and his creative insights into galactic dynamics which form the basis of much of contemporary astrophysics; and his lifetime of dedication to students. His influence on U.S. astronomy in the second half of this Century is unsurpassed."

Presented by President Bill Clinton at a ceremony in Room 450, Old Executive Office Building, on Tuesday, December 16, 1997. Dr. Bruce Draine, Director, Princeton Observatory, accepted the Award.

Posthumous