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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

George W. Housner

Title:

C. F. Braun Professor of Engineering Emeritus

Affiliation:

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena,California 91109 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2008

Award Discipline:

Engineering

Award Year:

1988

Citation:

"For his profound and decisive influence on the development of earthquake engineering worldwide. His research contributions have guided the development of earthquake engineering and have had an important impact on other major disciplines."

Presented by President Reagan in a White House ceremony on July 15, 1988.

 

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