Hodgkins Medal
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Hodgkins medal awarded to J.J. Thomson, 1902
The Hodgkins Medal is awarded annually or biennially by the Smithsonian Institute 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]
Recipients
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
