The Prince Philip Medal is named after
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from E ...
, who was the Senior Fellow of the
Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). In 1989 Prince Philip agreed to the commissioning of solid gold medals to be "awarded periodically to an engineer of any nationality who has made an exceptional contribution to engineering as a whole through practice, management or education."
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Prince Philip Medal
/ref> The first of these medals was awarded in 1991 to Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, (1 June 1907 – 8 August 1996) was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer. He is credited with inventing the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for ...
.
Background
The Prince Philip medal is awarded through the Royal Academy of Engineering. Nominations are opened around September each year.
Candidates can be from any nationality and hence it is an international award. Although it is an annual award, at times when
there is no qualified candidate, the medal is not awarded. Winners include people from industry and university.
Winners
Previous recipients of the Prince Philip medal were:
Others
Another different medal also known as the Prince Philip medal is the City and Guilds Institute of London Gold Medal, awarded by the City & Guilds
The City and Guilds of London Institute is an educational organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded on 11 November 1878 by the City of London and 16 livery companies – to develop a national system of technical education, the institute has ...
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See also
* List of engineering awards
Notes
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International awards
Awards established in 1991
Awards of the Royal Academy of Engineering
1991 establishments in the United Kingdom
Medal
A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...