Dr. Solomon Golomb of the University of Southern California shakes hands with President Barack Obama as he is awarded the National Medal of Science, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The awards are the highest honors bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Barack Obama, Solomon Golomb

Dr. Solomon Golomb of the University of Southern California shakes hands with President Barack Obama as he is awarded the National Medal of Science, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The awards are the highest honors bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)






