President John F. Kennedy bestows the first National Medal of Science to Theodore Von Kármán in 1963.

Laureate News

• President Bush presented the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology & Innovation to the 2007 Laureates September 29, 2008. View photos... More >
• PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES 2007 NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE and 2007 NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RECIPIENTS... More >

Foundation News

• We have moved!  Our new address is National Science & Technology Medals Foundation, 888 16th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC  20006. Tel:  202-349-0870. Fax: 202-349-1399.
• The Google Foundation has awarded NSTMF a planning grant in support of its Laureate e-Museum, one of the Foundation's premier outreach activities... More >