24 May 1943 — Original caption: Nine American scientists and one Chinese scholar were awarded citations for eminence in widely varied fields of achievement in pure and applied science tonight climaxing in a day of nationwide commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Polish astronomer, Nicholas Copernicus, who died May 24, 1543. The awards were made at a meeting in Carnegie Hall sponsored jointly by the Kosciusko Foundation and the Copernican Quadricentennial National Committee. Here, two recipients of awards are shown at the meeting: Dr. James Y.C. Yen (left), of Chungking, China, founder and general director of the China Mass Educational Movement; and Professor Albert Einstein, of Princeton, New Jersey. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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