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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Riccardo Giacconi

Title:

University Professor

Affiliation:

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore,Maryland  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2018

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

2003

Citation:

"For his pioneering research in X-ray astronomy and for his leadership of major astronomy facilities."

Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on March 14, 2005.

Nobel Laureate:

Physics, 2002

 

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