The Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science was established in 1889 by the will of

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president Frederick A. P. Barnard, and has been awarded by Columbia University, based on recommendations by the

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, every five years since 1895. It is not to be confused with the Barnard Medal of Distinction.

Winners

* 1895 - John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, William Ramsay * 1900 - Wilhelm Röntgen * 1905 - Henri Becquerel * 1910 - Ernest Rutherford * 1915 - William Henry Bragg, William Lawrence Bragg * 1920 -

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein (14 March 187918 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence f ...

* 1925 -

Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr (, ; ; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and old quantum theory, quantum theory, for which he received the No ...

* 1930 -

Werner Heisenberg Werner Karl Heisenberg (; ; 5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist, one of the main pioneers of the theory of quantum mechanics and a principal scientist in the German nuclear program during World War II. He pub ...

* 1935 -

Edwin Hubble Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. Hubble proved that many objects previously ...

* 1940 - Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Irène Joliot-Curie * 1945 - No award * 1950 - Enrico Fermi * 1955 - Merle Tuve * 1960 - I. I. Rabi * 1965 - William Alfred Fowler * 1970 - No award * 1975 - Louis Plack Hammett * 1980 - André Weil * 1985 - Benoit Mandelbrot * 1990 - No award * 1995 - No award * 2000 - No award * 2005 - No award * 2010 - No award

Establishment of the Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science

In awarding the Barnard Medal in 1910 President Butler of Columbia University said :

References

{{reflist Awards of the United States National Academy of Sciences American science and technology awards Awards and prizes of Columbia University Civil awards and decorations of the United States Awards established in 1895 1895 establishments in New York City

Winners

Establishment of the Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science

See also

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