Later Years
In 1953 Gibbs was awarded the Franklin Institute's Franklin Medal. He died in New York City in 1967.
Gibbs is honored at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, by the naming of the Marine Engineering Building. The honor is shared with Robert Fulton: Fulton-Gibbs Hall. The Gibbs Brothers Medal, awarded by the United States National Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering, was established by a gift from Gibbs and his brother.
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