Title:

Professor Emeritus of Physics & Astronomy

Affiliation:

University of Iowa

Iowa City,Iowa 52242 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2006

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1987

Citation:

"For his central role in the exploration of outer space, including the discoveries of the magnetospheres of Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn."

Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on June 25, 1987.