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Year
1932
Subject
Physics
Award
Cresson
Affiliation
Harvard University │ Cambridge, Massachusetts
Citation
For work in high pressure.
Year
1904
Subject
Engineering
Award
Scott - on behalf of the City of Philadelphia
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.
Year
1890
Subject
Engineering
Award
Scott - on behalf of the City of Philadelphia
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.

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.
Year
1897
Subject
Engineering
Award
Scott - on behalf of the City of Philadelphia
Year
1992
Subject
Physics
Award
Wetherill
Affiliation
SUNY Stony Brook
Citation
For his contributions in fields of theoretical physics and astrophysics.
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.
Year
1905
Subject
Engineering
Award
Scott - on behalf of the City of Philadelphia
Year
1935
Subject
Engineering
Award
Longstreth
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.