Edison Medal

Summary

Edison Medal is a science award^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Edison Medal won the Elihu Thomson^[3].
• Edison Medal won the Frank J. Sprague^[4].
• Edison Medal won the George Westinghouse^[5].
• Edison Medal won the William Stanley^[6].
• Edison Medal won the Charles Francis Brush^[7].
• Edison Medal won the Alexander Graham Bell^[8].
• Edison Medal is in the country of United States^[9].
• Edison Medal's image is recorded as IEEE Edison Medal.png^[10].
• Edison Medal's image is recorded as IEEE Edison Medal-2.png^[11].
• Edison Medal's image is recorded as JohnWHowellEdisonMedal1924.jpg^[12].
• Edison Medal's instance of is recorded as science award^[13].
• Edison Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion^[14].
• Thomas Edison is named after Edison Medal^[15].
• Edison Medal's Commons category is recorded as Edison Medal^[16].
• Edison Medal's review score is recorded as 0.58^[17].
• Edison Medal's review score is recorded as 1^[18].
• +1904-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Edison Medal^[19].
• Edison Medal's start time is recorded as +1909-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Edison Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03dkh6^[21].
• Edison Medal's official website is recorded as http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/medals/edison.html^[22].
• Edison Medal's sponsor is recorded as Samsung Group^[23].
• Edison Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edison Medal^[24].
• Edison Medal's Commons gallery is recorded as Edison Medal^[25].
• Edison Medal's conferred by is recorded as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[26].

Body

Recognition

Wins include Elihu Thomson^[3], an engineer^[27], 1853–1937^[28], of United Kingdom^[29], awarded the Edison Medal^[30], specialised in engineer's degree^[31]; Frank J. Sprague^[4], an inventor^[32], 1857–1934^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the it^[35], specialised in electrical engineering^[36]; George Westinghouse^[5], an entrepreneur^[37], 1846–1914^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the it^[40]; William Stanley^[6], a physicist^[41], 1858–1916^[42], of United States^[43], awarded the it^[44], specialised in electrical engineering^[45]; Charles Francis Brush^[7], a patent inventor^[46], 1849–1929^[47], of United States^[48], awarded the Rumford Prize^[49]; and Alexander Graham Bell^[8], a physicist^[50], 1847–1922^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the it^[53], specialised in speech-language pathology^[54].

Why It Matters

Edison Medal ranks in the top 7% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

FAQs

What awards did Edison Medal receive?

Honors received include Elihu Thomson^[3], Frank J. Sprague^[4], George Westinghouse^[5], and William Stanley^[6].