Honors

Each midwinter Science acclaims outstanding workers in schools, factories and offices by means of medals, prizes, publicity. Among those recently thus acclaimed and the awards to each:

Duff Andrews Abrams, 51, retiring president of the American Concrete Institute, Manhattan consulting engineer, the Henry C. Turner gold medal; for "notable achievement in the concrete industry."

Giuseppe Faccioli, 54, Rome-born General Electric consultant, the Lamme medal; for "his contributions to the development and standardization of high-voltage oil-filled bushings, capacitors, lightning arresters and numerous features in high voltage transformers and power transmission."

Irving Langmuir, 51, General Electric associate director of research, Popular Science Monthly's, $10,000 prize; in general for his many researches on fundamental physical and chemical subjects, in particular for his inventions of hydrogen arc welding and the gas-filled incandescent lamp which saves the U. S., it is estimated, $1,000,000 per night on its $1,000,000,000 per year electric light bill.

William David Coolidge, 58, General Electric assistant director of research, the Chicago Washington Award for 1932; for "devoted, unselfish and prominent service in advancing human progress," particularly for building high-power x-ray tubes.

Frank Alexander Hartman, 48, professor of physiology at the University of Buffalo, that University's Chancellor's medal; for his work on cortin, potent hormone from the adrenal glands.

James Bryant Conant, 38. Harvard chemist, Nichols medal; for investigating chlorophyl; also the Chandler medal for general chemical research.

Michael Idvorsky Pupin, 73, Columbia electro-mechanist, the John Fritz Medal; for his accomplishments in electromagnetism, particularly long distance telephony.

Edwin Wilbur Rice Jr., 69, honorary chairman of General Electric, onetime (1913-22) company president, the Edison medal; for developing electrical systems and apparatus and encouraging scientific research in industry.

Varaztad Hovhannes Kazanjian, 52, Harvard professor, the Rhode Island Dental Society medal; for his methods of reconstructing shattered faces.

Charles Holmes Herty, 64, adviser to the Chemical Foundation, chemical consultant, the American Institute of Chemists medal; for striving to make useful paper out of Georgia's cheap slash pine.

George F. Schlesinger, chief engineer and managing director of the National Paving Brick Manufacturers Association, the Arthur M. Wellington prize; for evaluating the practical utility of highway transport surveys.

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