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.