IEEE Medal of Honor

award conferred by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Event science_award Q678414
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IEEE Medal of Honor

Summary

IEEE Medal of Honor is a science award[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IEEE Medal of Honor won the Edwin Howard Armstrong[3].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor won the Ernst Alexanderson[4].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor won the Guglielmo Marconi[5].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor won the Reginald Fessenden[6].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor won the Lee de Forest[7].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor won the John Stone Stone[8].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's image is recorded as IEEE Medal of Honor.png[9].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's instance of is recorded as science award[10].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's instance of is recorded as medallion[11].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's location is recorded as Piscataway[12].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's review score is recorded as 0.68[13].
  • +1917-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of IEEE Medal of Honor[14].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's start time is recorded as +1917-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02nb35[16].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's official website is recorded as https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/ieee-medal-of-honor/[17].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's sponsor is recorded as IEEE Foundation[18].
  • IEEE Medal of Honor's conferred by is recorded as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[19].

Body

Recognition

Wins include Edwin Howard Armstrong[3], an electrical engineer[20], 1890–1954[21], of United States[22], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[23], specialised in electrical engineering[24]; Ernst Alexanderson[4], an electrical engineer[25], 1878–1975[26], of United States[27], awarded the Edison Medal[28], specialised in technology[29]; Guglielmo Marconi[5], a physicist[30], 1874–1937[31], of Kingdom of Italy[32], awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[33], specialised in electrical engineering[34]; Reginald Fessenden[6], a physicist[35], 1866–1932[36], of Canada[37], awarded the IEEE Medal of Honor[38], specialised in technology[39]; Lee de Forest[7], a physicist[40], 1873–1961[41], of United States[42], awarded the Edison Medal[43], specialised in technology[44]; and John Stone Stone[8], an inventor[45], 1869–1943[46], of United States[47], awarded the it[48], specialised in radio reception[49].

Why It Matters

IEEE Medal of Honor ranks in the top 6% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

FAQs

What awards did IEEE Medal of Honor receive?

Honors received include Edwin Howard Armstrong[3], Ernst Alexanderson[4], Guglielmo Marconi[5], and Reginald Fessenden[6].

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  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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