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זוכים יהודים במדליית המדע הלאומית האמריקאית המתועדים במדריך ThankJews. היהודים הם כ-38% מכלל הזוכים — בעוד שהם מהווים כ-0.2% מאוכלוסיית העולם.
26 זוכים מתועדים
Paul György1975
גילה את vitamins B6 and B7 (biotin) and the protective factor in breast milk; National Medal of Science (1975)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Joseph Hirschfelder1975
Manhattan Project physicist; founder of theoretical chemistry; National Medal of Science (1975)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Peter Goldmark1976
המציא את the long-playing (LP) record and a color-television system; National Medal of Science (1976)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Simon Ramo1979
Father of the US intercontinental ballistic missile; co-founded TRW; National Medal of Science (1979)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Howard Bachrach1983
הפיק את the first genetically engineered vaccine (foot-and-mouth disease); National Medal of Science (1983)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Herman Goldstine1983
Co-architect of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer; National Medal of Science (1983)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
George Low1969
NASA engineer who steered the Apollo Moon program; National Medal of Science (1983)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Isadore Singer1983
Co-author of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem uniting analysis and topology; Abel Prize (2004)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Philip Leder1989
Helped crack the genetic code and pioneered antibody genetics; National Medal of Science (1989)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Elkan Blout1990
כימאי of polypeptides and instant color photography at Polaroid; National Medal of Science (1990)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Daniel Koshland1990
Proposed the induced-fit model of enzyme action; National Medal of Science (1990)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
David Nathan1990
Pioneer of pediatric hematology; National Medal of Science (1990)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Robert Kates1991
Geographer and pioneer of sustainability science; National Medal of Science (1991)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Robert K. Merton1994
מייסד the sociology of science; coined 'self-fulfilling prophecy' and 'role model'; National Medal of Science (1994)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Ralph Hirschmann2000
כימאי who achieved the first total synthesis of an enzyme; National Medal of Science (2000)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Jeremiah Ostriker2000
אסטרופיזיקאי who established the existence of dark matter and galactic halos; National Medal of Science (2000)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
John I. Brauman2002
Physical-organic chemist of gas-phase reactions; National Medal of Science (2002)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove2007
Nuclear physicist and definitive authority on light-nuclei energy levels; National Medal of Science (2007)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Esther Conwell2009
פיזיקאי of electron transport in semiconductors and DNA; National Medal of Science (2009)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Mortimer Mishkin2009
חוקר מוח who mapped the brain's memory and visual systems; National Medal of Science (2009)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
May Berenbaum2011
Entomologist of insect-plant chemistry and pollinator decline; National Medal of Science (2011)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Judith Klinman2012
גילה את quantum tunneling in enzyme catalysis; National Medal of Science (2012)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Jerrold Meinwald2012
ממייסדי chemical ecology; National Medal of Science (2012)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Eve Marder2023
חוקר מוח of neural circuit stability; National Medal of Science (2023)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Sheldon Weinbaum2023
Bioengineer of cellular fluid mechanics; National Medal of Science (2023)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Wendy Freedman2024
אסטרונום who measured the expansion rate of the universe (Hubble constant); National Medal of Science (2024)
מקור: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science