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Stephen Jay Gould
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor and pleasure to present Stephen Jay Gould: paleontologist, biologist, and historian of evolutionary thought. Stephen Jay Gould, your work has brought new discipline and intrigue to the study of evolution, increased the awareness among scientists of the potential abuse of their authoritative position in society, and enhanced society’s…
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Robert Ballard
Citation We all know the qualities of good scientists. Good scientists are skeptics with insatiable curiosity, imagination and creativity, who are driven to test and retest their ideas against rigorous rules of scientific proof. They communicate their ideas in the language of their field, often meaningless to those outside it. At some time, we have…
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Grace M. Hopper
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor and pleasure to present to this venerable audience a citation for Rear Admiral Grace M. Hopper, pioneer, inventor, and scholar. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College and received a master’s degree in mathematics and physics and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale. She returned to Vassar…
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Isaac Asimov
Citation What can be said for Isaac Asimov? Known to all as author, interpreter of science, and visionary, you honor us by your presence here on this day when we seek to honor you. A prodigious writer whose subject matter ranges from Shakespeare to the stars and from randy robots to the Bible — what…
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