Title:

Professor and ResearchPhysicist

Affiliation:

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla,California  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2003

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1997

Citation:

"For his fundamental contributions to plasma physics, his pioneering work in computational statistical mechanics, his world leadership in the development of controlled thermonuclear fusion, and his wide-ranging technical contributions to national security."

Presented by President Bill Clinton at a ceremony in Room 450, Old Executive Office Building, on Tuesday, December 16, 1997.