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1992 Enrico Fermi Award

LEON M. LEDERMAN

For his pioneering achievements in high energy physics exemplified by his discovery of the upsilon particle and the muon neutrino, which are seminal contributions to our understanding of nature; for his leadership in the creation of the world's first major super-conducting accelerator at Fermilab; and for his leadership in science education at all levels of society.

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President Bill Clinton with Enrico Fermi Prize Winners John S. Foster and Leon M. Lederman in the Oval Office with Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary (far left) and Presidential Science Advisor John Gibbons (far right), and Ellen Lederman in background, July 29, 1993 (1 of 3)
1992 Enrico Fermi Award (front view) (2 of 3)
1992 Enrico Fermi Award presented to Leon M. Lederman (back view) (3 of 3)

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