Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) Laureates

	Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) Laureates Benjamin Franklin Medal may refer to: Benjamin Franklin Medal (American Philosophical Society) Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts) Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) See also * Franklin Medal, awarded by the Franklin Institute 1915–1997 * IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is a not-for-profit membership organization serving the independent publishing community through advocacy and education. With nearly 3,000 members, IBPA is the largest publishing trade association i ... , of the Independent Book Publishers Association {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Benjamin Franklin Medal (American Philosophical Society) The Benjamin Franklin Medal presented by the American Philosophical Society located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., also called Benjamin Franklin Bicentennial Medal, is awarded since 1906. The originally called "Philosophical Society" was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. The award was created to remember the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Franklin. Look for the entry "398. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BICENTENNIAL MEDAL, 1906". The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has this medal in its collection. The medal was created by the brothers Augustus and Louis St. Gaudens. Recipients Recipients received this award under different names for different reasons: * The first medal was given to the Republic of France in 1906. * 1906: Cleveland Abbe, meteorologist * 1921: ''Franklin Medal'' to Marie Curie Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie ( , , ; born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, ; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) The Franklin Institute Awards (or Benjamin Franklin Medal) is an American science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia. The Franklin Institute awards comprises the Benjamin Franklin Medals in seven areas of science and engineering, the Bower Awards and Prize for Achievement in Science, and the Bower Award for Business Leadership. Since 1824, the institute has recognized "world-changing scientists, engineers, inventors, and industrialists—all of whom reflect Benjamin Franklin’s spirit of curiosity, ingenuity, and innovation". Some of the noted past laureates include Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking. Some of the 21st century laureates of the institute awards are Bill Gates, James P. Allison, Indra Nooyi, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Blackburn, George Church, Robert S. Langer, and Alex Gorsky. Benjamin Franklin Medals In 1998, the Benjamin Franklin Medals were created b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society Of Arts) The Royal Society of Arts Benjamin Franklin Medal was instituted in 1956 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth and the 200th anniversary of his membership to the Royal Society of Arts. The medal is conferred by the RSA on individuals, groups, and organisations who have made profound efforts to forward Anglo-American understanding in areas closely linked to the RSA's agenda. It is also awarded to recognise those that have made a significant contribution to global affairs through co-operation and collaboration between the United Kingdom and the United States. The medal is awarded annually, alternately to citizens of the United Kingdom and the United States. The Benjamin Franklin Medal was designed by Christopher Ironside OBE, in 1956. Medalists * 1957 Professor Frederic Calland Williams OBE DSc MIEE FRS, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Manchester * 1958 Peter Ustinov, actor, producer, director, playwright * 1959 George Hora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) The Benjamin Franklin Award is an annual award for Open Access in the Life Sciences presented by Bioinformatics.org to an individual who has, in his or her practice, promoted free and open access to the materials and methods used in the life sciences. Laureates Sourcebioinformatics.org 2002 - Michael B. Eisen 2003 - Jim Kent 2004 - Lincoln D. Stein 2005 - Ewan Birney 2006 - Michael Ashburner 2007 - Sean Eddy 2008 - Robert Gentleman 2009 - Philip E. Bourne 2010 - Alex Bateman 2011 - Jonathan Eisen 2012 - Heng Li 2013 - Steven Salzberg 2014 - Helen M. Berman 2015 - Owen White 2016 - Benjamin Langmead 2017 - Rafael Irizarry 2018 - Desmond G. Higgins 2019 - Eugene Koonin 2020 - Xiaole Shirley Liu See also Awards in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology * List of biology awards * Prizes named after people A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Franklin Medal The Franklin Medal was a science award presented from 1915 until 1997 by the Franklin Institute located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was founded in 1914 by Samuel Insull Samuel Insull (November 11, 1859 – July 16, 1938) was a British-born American business magnate. He was an innovator and investor based in Chicago who greatly contributed to create an integrated electrical infrastructure in the United States .... The Franklin Medal was the most prestigious of the various awards presented by the Franklin Institute. Together with other historical awards, it was merged into the Benjamin Franklin Medal, initiated in 1998. Laureates Recipients are listed in a database on The Franklin Institute website. References {{reflist, 30em External links The Franklin Institute Awards Franklin Institute awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]