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.

Aliases (1)
  • Medal of Honor of the Institute of Radio Engineers ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf engineering award
science and technology award
administeredBy IEEE Awards Board
associatedOrganization 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
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 E. Shannon
Gordon E. Moore
John Bardeen
Nick Holonyak Jr.
Robert Noyce
William Shockley
predecessor IRE Medal of Honor
presentedBy 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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