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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Emmett N. Leith

Title:

Professor of Electrical Engineering

Affiliation:

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor,Michigan 48104 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2005

Award Discipline:

Engineering

Award Year:

1979

Citation:

"For discoveries and developments in wavefront reconstruction and holography, and his pioneering application of these techniques in engineering and science."

Presented by President Carter at a White House Ceremony on January 14, 1980.

 

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