IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
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The IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal is a prestigious IEEE award honoring exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems, and technology.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
IEEE award
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science and engineering award → |
| administeredBy |
IEEE Awards Board
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| awardedFor |
exceptional contributions to information sciences
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exceptional contributions to information systems → exceptional contributions to information technology → exceptional contributions to information theory and practice → |
| awardLevel |
international
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| category |
technical field award
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| country |
United States
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| discipline |
information and communication technologies
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| eligibleRecipients |
individuals
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teams → up to three persons → |
| field |
computer science
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electrical engineering → information science → information systems → information technology → |
| firstAwarded |
1988
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| frequency |
annual
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| hasAwardType |
individual award
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| hasPart |
bronze replica
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certificate → gold medal → honorarium → |
| inception |
1986
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| namedAfter |
Richard W. Hamming
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| namedAfterKnownFor |
error-correcting codes
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information theory → |
| namedAfterOccupation |
mathematician
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| notableFor |
recognizing fundamental contributions in information sciences and systems
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| officialLanguage |
English
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| organizer |
IEEE Technical Field Awards Committee
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| partOf |
IEEE Awards Program
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| presentedBy |
IEEE
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers → |
| shortName |
IEEE Hamming Medal
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| sponsor |
IEEE
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| website |
https://www.ieee.org/awards
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dennis Ritchie
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Elwyn R. Berlekamp → Ken Thompson → Lotfi A. Zadeh → Martin Hellman ("IEEE Hamming Medal") → Ralph Merkle → Whitfield Diffie → |
awardReceived |
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Ralph Merkle
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hasAward |
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IEEE medals
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hasSubclass |
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IEEE Technical Field Awards
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notableSubaward |
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IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
("IEEE Hamming Medal")
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shortName |