Editing Lawrence Hall of Science (section)

== Nobel Prize display ==
In 2003, following the death of Lawrence's widow, Molly Lawrence, the Lawrence family chose the Lawrence Hall of Science to house his 1939 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]]. The [[Nobel Prize medal]] was placed in a display case in the E.O. Lawrence Memorial room, a permanent exhibit which displayed artifacts of his life and work for nearly forty years.

On March 1, 2007 a member of the Lawrence Hall of Science Exhibits staff reported that the Nobel Prize medal was missing from its locked display case. The UC Police Department was notified immediately and began an investigation on the medal's theft. A $2,500 award was offered in exchange for the medal's recovery and information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. The medal is made from 23 karat gold and worth approximately $4,000. Lawrence's medal was the first [[Nobel Prize]] awarded to the [[University of California]] and the first Nobel Prize won by an American [[public university]]. The prize was recovered and a student was arrested on suspicion of [[grand theft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/stolen-nobel-medal-recovered-1.636282|title=Stolen Nobel medal recovered|date=2007-03-07|publisher=CBC News|work=CBC News {{!}} Technology & Science|access-date=2007-03-13}}</ref> A replica of the Ernest Lawrence Nobel Prize now resides in the museum display case.