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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

William H. Pickering

Title:

Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Affiliation:

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena,California  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2004

Award Discipline:

Engineering

Award Year:

1975

Citation:

"For his leadership of the exploration of the planets of the solar system and his personal contributions to the theory and practice of soft planetary landings and collection of data from deep space."

Presented by President Ford at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1976.

 

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