The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Saunders MacLane
Title:
Max Mason Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
Chicago,Illinois 60637 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2005
Award Discipline:
Mathematics and Computer Science
Award Year:
1989
Citation:
"For revolutionizing the language and content of modern mathematics by his collaboration in the creation and development of the fields of homological algebra and category theory, for outstanding contributions to mathematics education, and for incisive leadership of the mathematical and scientific communities."
Presented by President Bush at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1989.