From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of high ability, enthusiastic and completely devoted to scientific pursuits.

C. He was also the first recipient of the Sylvanus Thayer Award. The award ceremony was held on February 29 1940 in Berkeley California due to World War II in the auditorium of Wheeler Hall on the campus of the university with Lawrence receiving his medal from Carl E.

Chemical element number 103 is named "lawrencium" in Lawrence's honor. Lawrence had a long career at the University of California Berkeley where he was a Professor of Physics.