The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Igor I. Sikorsky
Title:
Retired Engineering Manager, Sikorsky Aircraft Division
Affiliation:
United Aircraft Corporation
Stratford,Connecticut USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1972
Award Discipline:
Engineering
Award Year:
1967
Citation:
"For pioneering in the development of multi-engined aircraft, both land and sea planes, and for developing the helicopter as a useful and important device of aerial transportation."
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 13, 1968.