Hodgkins_Medal Knowpia

The Hodgkins Medal is awarded annually or biennially by the Smithsonian Institution for important contributions to the understanding of the physical environment as it affects the welfare of man. ^[1]

It was established in 1893 in honor of Thomas George Hodgkins, who left his fortune to the Smithsonian, stipulating that a portion be used to promote atmospheric research.^[2]

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Recipients include:

1980 – Luigi Giuseppe Jacchia
1978 – Alexander Dalgarno
1976 – E. Cuyler Hammond
1973 – Walter Orr Roberts
1971 – Lewis Mumford
1969 – Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Jule Gregory Charney
1967 – Frits W. Went, John Grahame Douglas Clark
1965 – Joseph Kaplan, Marcel Nicolet, Sydney Chapman
1902 – Joseph John Thomson
1899 – James Dewar

References edit

^ "Awards and Medals". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ "Hodgkins Medal". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[1] "Awards and Medals". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[2] "Hodgkins Medal". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

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