Francis Birch, Ph.D.
Francis Birch, Ph.D.
National Medal of Science – Physical Sciences 1967
Name: Francis Birch
Birth: 22 August, 1903
Death: 30 January, 1992
Institution: Harvard University Cambridge,Massachusetts USA
Award: “For outstanding contributions to geophysics which have immeasurably increased our understanding of the composition and the processes of the interior of the earth.”
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 13, 1968.
Biography
Nat’l Medal Sciences
The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: Professor of Geological Sciences
Affiliation: Harvard University, Cambridge,Massachusetts USA
Gender: Male
Year Deceased: 1992
Award Discipline: Physical Sciences
Award Year: 1967
Citation: “For outstanding contributions to geophysics which have immeasurably increased our understanding of the composition and the processes of the interior of the earth.”
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 13, 1968.