Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk
The National Medal of Science – Physical Sciences 1988
American mathematician. Proof of Poincare Conjecture in dimension four. One of the greatest achievements in mathematics in this century. Fields Medal, 1986.
The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: President Emeritus
Affiliation: Rockefeller University, New York,New York USA
Gender: Male
Year Deceased: 1975
Award Discipline: Biological Sciences
Award Year: 1968
Citation: “For his highly original research in the field of physiology and for his manifold contributions to the advance of science and its institution in the service of society.”
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on 17-Jan-69