The President congratulated on Friday the researcher Henrique Leitão, the Pessoa Prize 2014 winner, praising her “brilliant scientific and academic career.”
“Throughout a brilliant scientific and academic career, which has earned the recognition of their peers around the world, Professor Henrique Leitão distinguished himself as a scientist and historian of science, whose works have brought innovative perspectives on the contribution the Portuguese discoveries to the dissemination of knowledge in his time, “reads a message from the Head of State, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the researcher Henrique Leitão.
In the letter, published in the ‘site’ of the Presidency of the Republic, Cavaco Silva remembers’ the breath of great work “of Henrique Leitão on the philosophy of science, the coordination of the publication of mathematical works of Pedro Nunes and highlights the role played in safeguarding and dissemination of historical and cultural heritage of the country.
“This award is not only a reward exception career to encourage future work that will be a milestone in the history of science in Portugal and an encouragement to all our researchers’ also refers to the President.
The winner of the 28th edition of the award was announced today at the Seteais Palace in Sintra, the president of the jury, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, which emphasized the work of the awarded as ‘historian of science’.
Also the Minister of Education and Science, Nuno Crato, praised Henrique Leitão recognizing a man early ‘fell in love with the history of science and research. ”
The Ministry of Edicação and Science (MEC) points out that this is “more a recognition of the excellence of the national science and rewards the talent of our researchers, joining Henrique Leitão the other names of our science has recognized by the award. ”
In a statement sent to Lusa, MEC recalls the physical as someone who soon fell in love with the history of science and research and, for seven years, carried out the edition of the complete works of the sixteenth century mathematician Pedro Nunes.
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