James W.
Cronin
University Professor Emeritus
University of Chicago
1999
Physics
Astronomy & Space
For his fundamental contributions to the fields of elementary particle physics and astrophysics and his leadership in creating an international effort to determine the unknown origins of very high-energy cosmic rays.
Presented by President William Clinton in a White House (East Room) ceremony on Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1980