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Henry
Boot
Year
1958
Subject
Engineering
Award
Wetherill
The Franklin Institute Awards Laureate Winner
William J.
Borucki
Year
2016
Subject
Physics
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
NASA Ames Research Center │ Moffett Field, California
Citation
For his vision and perseverance in developing techniques for measuring the brightness of stars to unprecedented accuracy, and for providing the scientific leadership for NASA’s Kepler space mission, which discovered thousands of planetary systems and demonstrated that Earth-sized exoplanets are as common as stars.
2022 Franklin Institute Laureate Albert Bourla
Albert
Bourla
Year
2022
Subject
Leadership
Award
Bower Award for Business Leadership
Affiliation
Pfizer Inc. │ New York, New York
Citation
With Stéphane Bancel and Alex Gorsky, for their collective leadership during the COVID-19 crisis, principally the development and distribution of exceptionally effective vaccines on an unprecedented timescale.
Henry
Bower
Year
1878
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Cresson
William
Bowie
Year
1937
Subject
Earth Science
Award
Cresson
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.
Andrew J.
Bradley
Year
1902
Subject
Engineering
Award
Scott - on behalf of the City of Philadelphia
William H.
Bragg
Year
1930
Subject
Physics
Award
Franklin
Affiliation
The Royal Institution of Great Britain │ London, England
Citation
For the development of method of determining molecular and crystal structure by reflection of X-rays.



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.