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