 His work on why woodpeckers don't get headaches was honored with an Ig Nobel Prize in 2006.United Nations Security Council Resolution 17

United Nations Security Council Resolution 17, adopted on February 10, 1947, decided that the commission created by United Nations Security Council Resolution 15 was not empowered to request the governments of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria or Yugoslavia to postpone the executions of any of their political prisoners unless could give witness that would assist the commission in its task.The resolution was adopted by 9 votes, with 2 abstentions from Poland and the Soviet Union.