Franklin Institute awards

Gregory Breit, professor of physics at Yale University, received the 1964 Franklin Medal, highest honor of the Franklin Institute, at ceremonies held in Philadelphia on October 21. Professor Breit was cited by the Institute for “his more than forty‐five years of research in physics, during which he pioneered in fields of increasing importance to our knowledge of nuclear structure, and especially for his theoretical analyses of the results of scattering experiments, which have given us an understanding of the quantitative features of nuclear forces”. The gold medal, established in 1914, is awarded annually in recognition of achievements leading to the advancement of die knowledge of physical science or its applications.