Shoemaker's contributions to the understanding of the moon's geology were of great use to the Apollo program.
The prize honoured Van Vleck's contributions to the understanding of the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solid materials.
His contributions to the understanding of such issues as patient advocacy and confidentiality have informed social policy.
Dr. Tobin also made significant contributions to the understanding of international financial markets, statistical methods and the study of spending decisions by households and businesses.
He was the quintessential clinician and investigatorscholar, and made significant contributions to the understanding of hereditary anemias due to enzyme deficiencies and hereditary methemoglobinemia.
In addition to his work in radio astronomy, he made valuable contributions to the understanding of light scattering by small particles, the solar corona, and interstellar clouds.
Dr. Cohen was known for his scientific work, including fundamental contributions to the understanding of autism, Tourette's syndrome and other illnesses, and for his leadership in bringing together the biological and the psychological approaches to understanding psychiatric disorders in childhood.
His team made important contributions to the understanding of high Mach number flows and provided practical design information for missiles and aircraft intended for flight at more than five times the speed of sound.
There he made important contributions to the understanding of heat exchange in air masses and atmospheric turbulence and investigated oceanography to study the relationships between ocean currents and their effects on the atmosphere.
South African-born mathematician and computer scientist who was best known for his contributions to the understanding of children's learning processes and to the ways in which technology can support learning.
Dr. Hollander made important contributions to the understanding of the fundamental behavior of cancers including breast cancer, prostate cancer, leukemia and lymphomas, and elaborated their favorable response to treatment with various hormones.
