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Mary C. Boyce
Mary C.
Boyce
Year
2024
Subject
Mechanical Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation

Columbia University │ New York, New York

Citation

For transformative contributions to our understanding of the physical behavior of polymers, materials made of long chains of molecules, leading to innovative product development of rubber and other soft materials. 

Willard S.
Boyle
Year
1973
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Ballantine
Joseph
Braat
Year
1994
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Longstreth
Affiliation
Delft University of Technology
Citation
For contributions to optical data recording and design of aspherical objective lenses for read-out systems of optical storage.
Walter H.
Brattain
Year
1952
Subject
Physics
Award
Ballantine
Affiliation
Bell Telephone Laboratories | New Jersey
Citation
For the theory of surface states in semi-conductors and the invention of the point contact transistor (with John Bardeen).
Ralph L.
Brinster
Year
1997
Subject
Life Science
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania │ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
For ways to understand the activity and function of genes through the development of methods to transfer genes into animals.
Wallace Broecker
Wallace
Broecker
Year
2008
Subject
Earth and Environmental Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Columbia University | New York, New York
Citation

For pioneering research leading to an understanding of the ocean's influence on climate change. His work led to the successful development of a comprehensive picture of ocean circulation and its role in both past and future environmental change.

Frederick P.
Brooks
Year
1996
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
University of North Carolina
Citation
For defining a concept of computer architecture.
Gerald E.
Brown
Year
1992
Subject
Physics
Award
Wetherill
Affiliation
SUNY Stony Brook
Citation
For his contributions in fields of theoretical physics and astrophysics.
Herbert C.
Brown
Year
1978
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Cresson
Affiliation
Purdue University │ West Lafayette, Indiana
Citation
For the development of methods for synthesis of diborane and alkali metal hydrides.
Louis E. Brus
Louis E.
Brus
Year
2012
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
Columbia University | New York, New York
Citation
For his seminal discoveries and scientific leadership, which have made semiconductor nanocrystals, their synthesis, characterization, and theory a cornerstone of modern chemistry.



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.