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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Press is the recipient of 30 honorary degrees. He graduated with his B.S. degree from the City College of New York (1944). Went on to complete his M.A. (1946) and Ph.D. (1949) degrees from Columbia University.

1 Notable Accomplishments

• President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981-93)
• Chairman of the National Research Council (1981-93)
• Science Advisor to the President of the United States (1977-1980)
• Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy (1977-80)
• Professor of Geophysics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Chairman of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Professor of Geophysics at California Institute of Technology and Director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory
• Life Member of the Corporation of MIT
• Board member of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory, and the Monterey Bay Research Institute

2 Awards

• U.S. National Medal of Sciences
• Vannevar Bush Award
• Pupin Medal from Columbia University
• Japan Prize from the Japan Emperor ( 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic.)
• Lomonosov Gold MedalThe Lomonosov Gold Medal named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of, 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t

1 Enternal Links:

• Society of Exploration Geophysicists: Biographies - Dr. Frank Press