IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal

prize for exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems, and technology
Intangible science_award Q1640531
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Summary

IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal is a science award[1]. It draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #67 of 652).[2]

Key Facts

  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's instance of is recorded as science award[3].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[4].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's instance of is recorded as computer science award[5].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's instance of is recorded as information science award[6].
  • Richard Hamming is named after IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[7].
  • +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[8].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065zx2b[9].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's official website is recorded as https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-richard-w-hamming-medal/[10].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's sponsor is recorded as Qualcomm[11].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Q9560203[12].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's main subject is recorded as computer science[13].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's conferred by is recorded as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[14].
  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Q7865138[15].

Why It Matters

IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #67 of 652).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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  5. [7] ↑ . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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