Frank Press
American geophysicist (1924-2020) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 95
Frank Press was an American geophysicist. He was an advisor to four U.S. presidents, and later served two consecutive terms as president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981-1993). He was the author of 160 scientific papers and co-author of the textbooks Earth and Understanding Earth.
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2020Died29 January 20201997Lomonosov Gold MedalAward1996Beno Gutenberg MedalAward1995Honorary Doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth PhysicsAward1994National Medal of ScienceAwardPhilip Hauge Abelson PrizeAward1993Japan PrizeAward1985Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1982Maurice Ewing MedalAward1979William Bowie MedalAward1972Arthur L. Day MedalAward1971Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1962Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAwardGolden Plate AwardAward1924Born4 December 1924
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Lived 1924 to 2020 · aged 95
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Keiiti AkiBoth received Beno Gutenberg Medal
Vladimir Keilis-BorokBoth received Honorary Doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth Physics
Barbara RomanowiczBoth received Beno Gutenberg MedalRaymond HideBoth received Honorary Doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth PhysicsGeorge Edward BackusBoth received Honorary Doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth Physics
Vladimir Keilis-BorokBoth received Honorary Doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth PhysicsBarbara RomanowiczBoth received Beno Gutenberg MedalRaymond HideBoth received Honorary Doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth PhysicsGeorge Edward BackusBoth received Honorary Doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth Physics