The Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize (previously the Duddell Medal and Prize until 2008) is a prize awarded biannually by the
Institute of Physics
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for distinguished contributions to the application of physics in an industrial, commercial or business context. The medal is made of silver and is accompanied by a prize and a certificate.
The original Duddell award was instituted by the Council of The
Physical Society in 1923 to the memory of
William du Bois Duddell, the inventor of the
electromagnetic
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oscillograph
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. Between 1961 and 1975 it was awarded in alternate odd-numbered years and thereafter annually.
In 2008 the award was renamed in honour of
Dennis Gabor
Dennis Gabor ( ; hu, Gábor Dénes, ; 5 June 1900 – 9 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist, most notable for inventing holography, for which he later received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics. He obtained ...
, the Hungarian – British physicist who developed
holography
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, for which he received the 1971
Nobel Prize in Physics
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. The prize also switched to being awarded in alternate even-numbered years.
Gabor Medallists
The following have been awarded the Gabor Medal and Prize:
Duddell Medallists
The following have been awarded the Duddell Medal and Prize:
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Institute of Physics Awards
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Awards established in 1923
1923 establishments in the United Kingdom
Awards of the Institute of Physics