Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
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The Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is a prestigious international science honor recognizing outstanding contributions that significantly advance scientific knowledge and its beneficial impact on society.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
award for scientific advancement
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international award → research prize → science award → |
| administeredBy |
The Franklin Institute Awards Office
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| alsoKnownAs |
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
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| associatedInstitution |
research community
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science museum → |
| associatedWith |
The Franklin Institute Awards
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| awardedFor |
outstanding contributions to scientific understanding
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scientific work benefiting humanity → |
| awardingBody |
The Franklin Institute
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| category |
science and technology awards
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| country |
United States
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| criterion |
demonstrated beneficial impact on society
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significant advancement of scientific knowledge → |
| disciplineCoverage |
various scientific disciplines
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| eligibility |
international researchers
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living scientists → |
| endowment |
Bower bequest
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| field |
science
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| frequency |
annual
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| hasComponent |
certificate
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medal → monetary prize → |
| honorType |
lifetime achievement in science
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| honours |
individual achievement in science
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| inception |
1990
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| languageOfAward |
English
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| location |
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → |
| monetaryAward |
cash prize
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| namedAfter |
Henry Bower
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| notableCharacteristic |
large cash prize relative to many science awards
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| partOf |
Franklin Institute Awards Program
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| presentedBy |
The Franklin Institute
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| purpose |
to honor advances that significantly expand scientific knowledge
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to recognize outstanding scientific contributions → to recognize science with beneficial impact on society → |
| regionServed |
worldwide
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| scope |
international
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| selectionProcess |
committee evaluation
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peer review → |
| sponsor |
Bower bequest
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| status |
prestigious
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Herbert A. Simon
("Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science")
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Shafi Goldwasser → Takeo Kanade → Walter Zinn ("Franklin Institute Award") → |
awardReceived |
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Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
("Franklin Institute Awards Program")
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Franklin Medal ("Franklin Institute Awards Program") → |
partOf |
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Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
("Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
("The Franklin Institute Awards")
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associatedWith |
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Stuart Ballantine Medal
("Franklin Institute Awards program")
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isPartOf |