The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Peter Goldreich
Title:
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena,California USA
Gender:
Male
Award Discipline:
Physical Sciences
Award Year:
1995
Citation:
"For his profound and lasting contributions to planetary sciences and astrophysics, providing fundamental theoretical insights for understanding the rotation of planets, the dynamics of planetary rings, pulsars, astrophysical masers, the spiral arms of galaxies, and the oscillations of the Sun."
Awarded by President Clinton at a White House ceremony on October 18, 1995.