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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.

 

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