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George HW Bush presenting Henry Stommel with the National Medal of Science.

George HW Bush presenting Henry Stommel with the National Medal of Science.
George HW Bush presenting Henry Stommel with the National Medal of Science.
George HW Bush presenting Henry Stommel with the National Medal of Science.
George HW Bush presenting Henry Stommel with the National Medal of Science.
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George HW Bush presenting Henry Stommel with the National Medal of Science.
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01/01/1980
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Groundbreaking oceanographer Henry Stommel first came to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the 1944, less than 15 years after the Oceanographics founding. He remained affiliated with WHOI for much of his 45-year career. His former graduate student, physical oceanographer Carl Wunsch, called him probably the most original and important physical oceanographer of all time. After Stommels death in 1991, the WHOI trustees established the Henry Melson Stommel Medal in his honor. In 1980, Stommel himself was recognized by then President George H.W. Bush (left), who awarded him the National Medal of Science for his achievements.
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