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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Walter H. Munk

Title:

Professor of Geophysics

Affiliation:

University of California, San Diego

Scripps Institute of Oceanography

La Jolla,California 92093 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2019

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1983

Citation:

"For his unique contributions to the sciences of the geophysics and physical oceanography which have led to a better understanding of the earth's rotation, the complexities of ocean waves, tidal processes and acoustic propagation."

Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on February 27, 1985.

 

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