IRE Medal of Honor
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The IRE Medal of Honor was the highest award of the Institute of Radio Engineers, recognizing exceptional contributions and leadership in the fields of radio and electrical engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IRE Medal of Honor canonical | 5 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineering award
ⓘ
professional society award ⓘ scientific award ⓘ |
| associatedWithMerger | merger of AIEE and IRE into IEEE ⓘ |
| awardCategory | lifetime achievement ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exceptional contributions to the field of electrical engineering
ⓘ
exceptional contributions to the field of radio ⓘ outstanding technical leadership in radio and electrical engineering ⓘ |
| awardedTo | individual engineers ⓘ |
| awardGivenBy | Institute of Radio Engineers ⓘ |
| awardStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | electrical and electronics engineering ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1963 ⓘ |
| domain | science and technology awards ⓘ |
| field |
electrical engineering
ⓘ
radio engineering ⓘ |
| follows | none ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| isTheHighestAwardOf | Institute of Radio Engineers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | IEEE honors program ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Institute of Radio Engineers ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Claude Shannon
ⓘ
surface form:
Claude E. Shannon
David Packard ⓘ Edwin H. Armstrong ⓘ
surface form:
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Harold Stephen Black ⓘ John R. Pierce ⓘ Vannevar Bush ⓘ David Packard ⓘ
surface form:
William R. Hewlett
|
| organizationTypeOfPresenter | professional engineering society ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Institute of Radio Engineers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize exceptional contributions in electrical engineering
ⓘ
to recognize exceptional contributions in radio engineering ⓘ to recognize outstanding leadership in radio and electrical engineering ⓘ |
| replacedBy | IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
leadership in the profession of radio and electrical engineering
ⓘ
technical achievement in radio and electrical engineering ⓘ |
| shortDescription | highest honor of the Institute of Radio Engineers for contributions in radio and electrical engineering ⓘ |
| statusAfter1963 | superseded by IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| successorAward | IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ |
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