Hughes Medal
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The Hughes Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the Royal Society to recognize outstanding discoveries in the fields of electricity, magnetism, or their applications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hughes Medal canonical | 33 |
| Hughes Medal and Lecture | 1 |
| Hughes Medal of the Royal Society | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Society award
ⓘ
medal ⓘ scientific award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
original discoveries in electricity
ⓘ
original discoveries in magnetism ⓘ original discoveries in their applications ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Royal Society ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
physical sciences
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| domain |
science
ⓘ
technology ⓘ |
| eligibility |
researchers in electricity and magnetism
ⓘ
scientists ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1902 ⓘ |
| field |
applied physics
ⓘ
electrical engineering ⓘ electricity ⓘ magnetism ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1902 ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British science and technology awards
ⓘ
Royal Society medals ⓘ physics awards ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medal
ⓘ
monetary prize ⓘ |
| inception | 1902 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Royal Society awards system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfAwarding |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| namedAfter |
D. E. Hughes
ⓘ
David Edward Hughes ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Ernest Rutherford
ⓘ
Niels Bohr ⓘ Paul Dirac ⓘ Peter Higgs ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Royal Society ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize original discoveries in electricity
ⓘ
to recognize original discoveries in magnetism ⓘ to recognize original discoveries in their applications ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Copley Medal
ⓘ
Davy Medal ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| sponsor | Royal Society ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hughes Medal and Lecture
subject surface form:
Enrico Fermi
subject surface form:
Nevill Francis Mott
subject surface form:
John Cockcroft
this entity surface form:
Hughes Medal of the Royal Society