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ABSTRACT IT is announced by Science Service, Washington, D.C., that at the closing session of the meeting of the National Academy of Sciences held in Washington on April 24–26, the following

medal awards were made: Alexander Agassiz medal for oceanography to Dr. Albert Defant, of the Institute for Oceanography, Berlin, for his studies on atmospheric and oceanic circulation and

his notable contributions to theoretical oceanography; Public Welfare medal to Dr. William H. Park, of New York, for his work as head of the research laboratories of the New York City

Department of Health as a pioneer and leader both in research and in the application of scientific discovery to the prevention of disease; John J. Carty medal and award for the advancement

of science, a newly-established honour of the Academy, post humously to the man in whose honour it was named, the late Dr. John Joseph Carty, who was noted for his accomplishments in the

field of electrical engineer ing, particularly as they influenced the development of electrical communication; Henry Draper medal to Dr. V. M. Slipher, of the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff,

in recognition of his spectroscopic researches, which have opened up several important fields in astronomic research; Mary Clark Thompson medal to Dr. Francis Arthur Bather, formerly keeper

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CITE THIS ARTICLE National Academy of Sciences Medal Awards. _Nature_ 131, 754 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131754a0 Download citation * Issue Date: 27 May 1933 * DOI:

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