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Year
1999
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
The Bootstrap Institute | Freemont, CA
Citation
For his outstanding contributions in computer hardware and software that revolutionized human-computer interactions.
Year
2023
Subject
Electrical Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
For transformative innovations in engineering novel materials that interact with electromagnetic waves in unprecedented ways, with broad applications in ultrafast computing and communication technologies.
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.