The National Science Board established the Vannevar Bush Award in 1980 to honor Dr. Vannevar Bush's unique contributions to public service. His name is pronounced Van-NEE-var as in "receiver" (IPA). The annual award recognizes an individual who, through public service activities in science and technology, has made an outstanding "contribution toward the welfare of mankind and the Nation. " The recipient of the award receives a bronze medal struck in the memory of Dr. Bush. Dr.

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  • The National Science Board established the Vannevar Bush Award in 1980 to honor Dr. Vannevar Bush's unique contributions to public service. His name is pronounced Van-NEE-var as in "receiver" (IPA). The annual award recognizes an individual who, through public service activities in science and technology, has made an outstanding "contribution toward the welfare of mankind and the Nation. " The recipient of the award receives a bronze medal struck in the memory of Dr. Bush. Dr. Bush (1890-1974) was a prominent scientist, adviser to Presidents, and the force behind the establishment of the National Science Foundation. In 1945, at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he recommended that a foundation be established by Congress to serve as a focal point for the Federal Government's support and encouragement of research and education in science and technology as well as the development of a national science policy. The legislation creating the National Science Foundation was signed by President Harry S. Truman on May 10, 1950 List of winners: 1980 – James R. Killian, Jr. 1981 – William O. Baker 1982 – Lee A. DuBridge 1983 – Frederick Seitz 1984 – Roger R. Revelle 1985 – Hans A. Bethe 1986 – I. I. Rabi 1987 – David Packard 1988 – Glenn T. Seaborg 1989 – Linus Pauling 1990 – no award 1991 – James A. Van Allen 1992 – Jerome B. Wiesner 1993 – Norman Hackerman 1994 – Frank Press 1995 – Norman F. Ramsey, Jr. 1996 – Philip H. Abelson 1997 – H. Guyford Stever 1998 – Robert M. White 1999 – Maxine Frank Singer 2000 – Herbert F. York and Norman Borlaug 2001 – Harold Varmus and Lewis Branscomb 2002 – Erich Bloch 2003 – Richard C. Atkinson 2004 – Mary L. Good 2005 – Robert W. Galvin 2006 – Charles H. Townes and Raj Reddy 2007 – Shirley Ann Jackson 2008 – Norman Augustine 2009 – Mildred Dresselhaus
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  • The National Science Board established the Vannevar Bush Award in 1980 to honor Dr. Vannevar Bush's unique contributions to public service. His name is pronounced Van-NEE-var as in "receiver" (IPA). The annual award recognizes an individual who, through public service activities in science and technology, has made an outstanding "contribution toward the welfare of mankind and the Nation. " The recipient of the award receives a bronze medal struck in the memory of Dr. Bush. Dr.
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