The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Edwin H. Land
Title:
President
Affiliation:
Polaroid Corporation
Cambridge
Cambridge,Massachusetts USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1991
Award Discipline:
Engineering
Award Year:
1967
Citation:
"For many discoveries and inventions in the field of polarized light, rapid photography, including quick processing of the final photograph, for the development of a unique theory of color vision, and for contributions to national defense."
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 13, 1968.