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Year
2010
Subject
Electrical Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Johns Hopkins University |
Baltimore, Maryland
Citation
With Gerhard M. Sessler, for the invention and development of the first practical electret microphone, which can inexpensively be made small enough to fit into cellular phones, digital cameras, and other portable devices.
Year
2007
Subject
Life Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University | New York, New York
Citation
For her vital role in the discovery of the gene responsible for Huntington's disease. By leading combined efforts in human molecular genetics and neurosciences, Dr. Wexler established a model now used to investigate the genetic basis of inherited diseases.
Notes:
- "Franklin" Medals are not the same as "Benjamin Franklin" Medals. The Benjamin Franklin Medal was initiated in 1998 to represent the combined legacies of several historic medals, including the Franklin Medal.
- The Scott Medal is awarded by the City of Philadelphia. Prior to 1920, the Institute's Committee on Science and the Arts selected the medalists and the Scott Medals were presented on Awards Day at The Franklin Institute.
- For more information about The Franklin Institute Awards program, contact the Awards Program Director at awards@fi.edu.