Accomplishments of Edward Teller "1955 Harrison Medal, American Ordnance Association 1957 Joseph Priestly Memorial, Dickinson College 1958 Albert Einstein Award, Lewis and Rosa Strauss Memorial Fund 1959 General Donovan Memorial Award 1960 Midwest Research Institute Award 1960 Research Institute of American Living History 1961 American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate 1962 Thomas E. White Award 1962 Enrico Fermi Award, Atomic Energy Commission 1963 Robins Award of America 1974 Leslie R. Groves Gold Medal 1975 Harvey Prize, Technion Institute of Israel 1977 Semmelweiss Medal 1977 Albert Einstein Award, Technion Institute of Israel 1978 Henry T. Heald Award, Illinois Institute of Technology 1980 American College of Nuclear Medicine Gold Medal 1980 Man of Science, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists 1980 Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary 1980 A. C. Eringen Award, Society of Engineering Science, Inc. 1981 Distinguished Scientist, National Science Development Board 1981 Distinguished Scientist, Phil-American Academy of Science and Engineering 1982 Lloyd Freeman Hunt Citizenship Award, Heritage of Freedom Council 1982 American Academy of Achievement Gold Medal 1982 Jerusalem College of Technology 1983 National Medal of Science for 1982 1983 Joseph Handleman Prize, Jewish Academy of Arts and Sciences 1984 National Security Award, National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management 1985 American Preparedness Award, American Civil Defense Association 1986 Sylvanus Thayer Award, Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy, West Point 1987 Strategic Defense Initiative Technical Achievement Award, American Defense Preparedness Association 1988 Shelby Cullom Davis Award, Ethics and Public Policy 1988 Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Award 1989 Presidential Citizens Medal, President Reagan 1989 DAR Americanism Medal, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 1990 Ettore Majorana Erice Scienza Per La Pace, Science Peace Prize, Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily 1990 Order of Banner with Rubies of the Republic of Hungary, President of the Republic of Hungary, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Hungary 1994 Middle Cross with the Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 1998 A Magyarság Hírnevéért Díj, highest official Hungarian government award, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary"  Recived 24 honary degrees Wrote 14 scietific books. -Taken from http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/documents/fullText/ACC0234.pfd Home