IRI Medal

award honoring accomplishments in technological innovation
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IRI Medal

Summary

IRI Medal is a science award[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #84 of 652).[2]

Key Facts

  • IRI Medal won the Willis Rodney Whitney[3].
  • IRI Medal won the Charles Allen Thomas[4].
  • IRI Medal won the Games Slayter[5].
  • IRI Medal won the Vannevar Bush[6].
  • IRI Medal won the Frank B. Jewett[7].
  • IRI Medal won the Randolph Thomas Major[8].
  • IRI Medal is in the country of United States[9].
  • IRI Medal's instance of is recorded as science award[10].
  • +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of IRI Medal[11].
  • IRI Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j3gg7z[12].
  • IRI Medal's conferred by is recorded as Industrial Research Institute[13].

Body

Recognition

Wins include Willis Rodney Whitney[3], a chemist[14], 1868–1958[15], of United States[16], awarded the Edison Medal[17], specialised in chemistry[18]; Charles Allen Thomas[4], a chemist[19], 1900–1982[20], of United States[21], awarded the Perkin Medal[22]; Games Slayter[5], an inventor[23], 1896–1964[24], of United States[25], awarded the National Inventors Hall of Fame[26]; Vannevar Bush[6], a computer scientist[27], 1890–1974[28], of United States[29], awarded the National Medal of Science[30], specialised in futures studies[31]; Frank B. Jewett[7], a physicist[32], 1879–1949[33], of United States[34], awarded the Edison Medal[35]; and Randolph Thomas Major[8], a chemist[36], 1901–1976[37], of United States[38], awarded the IRI Medal[39].

Why It Matters

IRI Medal draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #84 of 652).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

What awards did IRI Medal receive?

Honors received include Willis Rodney Whitney[3], Charles Allen Thomas[4], Games Slayter[5], and Vannevar Bush[6].

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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