Paul C. Lauterbur Ph.D.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003
Nobel Co-recipient Sir Peter Mansfield
The President’s National Medal of Science – Physical Sciences 1987
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1988

Chemist. Magnetic resonance imaging.

“Every great idea in history has the red stamp of rejection on its face. If you scratch any innovation’s surface, you’ll find the scars: they’ve been roughed up and thrashed around by the masses and the leading minds before they made it into your life.”

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President George W. Bush meets with six of the 2003 recipients of the Nobel Awards in the Oval Office. From left to right, Nobel Award recipients are: Dr. Roderick MacKinnon, New York City (chemistry); Dr. Anthony Leggett, Urbana, Illinois (physics); Dr. Robert Engle, New York City (economics); Dr. Alexei Abrikosov, Argonne, Illinois (physics); Dr. Peter Agre, Baltimore, Maryland (chemistry); and Dr. Paul Lauterbur [extreme right], Urbana, Illinois (physiology/medicine). Monday, Nov 17, 2003. Author: Tina Hager. Source: Wikipedia.

National Medal of Science. Paul Lauterbur awarded medal in 1987. Source: Wikipedia.

National Medal Of Technology. Paul Lauterbur awarded medal in 1988