IEEE Medal of Honor

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The IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition bestowed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for exceptional contributions to electrical, electronics, and computer engineering and related fields.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engineering award
science and technology award
administeredBy IEEE Awards Board
associatedOrganization IEEE Technical Activities
surface form: IEEE Technical Societies
awardedFor leadership in electrical and electronics engineering
outstanding contributions to the profession
pioneering technical achievements
significant impact on technology and society
awardFor exceptional contributions to computer engineering
exceptional contributions to electrical engineering
exceptional contributions to electronics
exceptional contributions to related fields
awardingBodyType professional association
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility IEEE members and non-members
individuals
established 1917
establishedBy Institute of Radio Engineers
field computer engineering
electrical engineering
electronics engineering
related technical fields
firstAwarded 1917
formerName IRE Medal of Honor
frequency annual
hasComponent bronze replica
certificate
gold medal
honorarium
language English
mergedInto IEEE awards program
notableRecipient Andrew S. Grove
Charles K. Kao
Claude Shannon
surface form: Claude E. Shannon

Gordon E. Moore
John Bardeen
Nick Holonyak Jr.
Robert N. Noyce
surface form: Robert Noyce

William Shockley
predecessor IRE Medal of Honor
presentedBy Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
surface form: IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
scope international
selectionProcess nomination and peer review
sponsor IEEE Foundation
status highest IEEE award
highest recognition of the IEEE
website https://www.ieee.org/about/awards/medals/medal-of-honor.html

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IRE Medal of Honor replacedBy IEEE Medal of Honor
IRE Medal of Honor successorAward IEEE Medal of Honor
IRE Medal of Honor hasSuccessor IEEE Medal of Honor
Edwin H. Armstrong awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
this entity surface form: Medal of Honor of the Institute of Radio Engineers
Lee de Forest awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Alfred N. Goldsmith awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Claude Shannon awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Harold Stephen Black awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
IEEE technical field awards notableSubaward IEEE Medal of Honor
subject surface form: IEEE Technical Field Awards
Robert N. Noyce awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Gordon E. Moore awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Andrew S. Grove awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
William Shockley awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Nick Holonyak Jr. awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
James L. Flanagan awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
John R. Pierce awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Sidney Darlington awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Hendrik Wade Bode awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Mildred Dresselhaus awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award relatedTo IEEE Medal of Honor
Thomas Kailath awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Harry Nyquist awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Charles Hard Townes awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Leonard Kleinrock awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
John L. Hennessy awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Rudolf E. Kálmán awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
IEEE medals hasSubclass IEEE Medal of Honor
Gróf András István awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
subject surface form: Andrew S. Grove
Andrew Viterbi awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Karl J. Åström awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Rudolf E. Kalman awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Lotfi A. Zadeh awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Nick awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
subject surface form: Nick Holonyak Jr.
John W. Tukey awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Bode awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
subject surface form: Hendrik Wade Bode
Harold Chestnut awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Richard W. Hamming awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Harvey Fletcher awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
this entity surface form: Medal of Honor of the Institute of Radio Engineers
Jack S. Kilby awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Mildred Spiewak awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Roger W. Brockett hasReceivedAward IEEE Medal of Honor
Carver A. Mead awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Harry awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
subject surface form: Harry Nyquist
Esaki Reona awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
George Heilmeier awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Morris Chang awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
Oliver E. Buckley awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
John awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor
subject surface form: John L. Hennessy