Lemelson-MIT Prize

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The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.

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instanceOf American award
innovation award
invention prize
administeredBy Massachusetts Institute of Technology
alsoKnownAs Lemelson-MIT Prize
surface form: Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation
associatedWith MIT School of Engineering
surface form: Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering
awardedFor inventions that improve quality of life
technological innovation with broad impact
category engineering award
science and technology award
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility United States-based inventors
mid-career inventors
field innovation
invention
focus commercially viable innovations
practical inventions
founder Jerome H. Lemelson
frequency annual
hasLanguage English
hasPart Lemelson-MIT Prize self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award

Lemelson-MIT Prize self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
impactArea engineering and technology
public health
sustainability
inception 1994
locationOfCeremony Cambridge, Massachusetts
monetaryValue 500000 US dollars
namedAfter Jerome H. Lemelson
notableRecipient Chad Mirkin
Dean Kamen
Frances Arnold
Nick Holonyak Jr.
Ray Kurzweil
Robert Langer
organizer MIT School of Engineering
surface form: School of Engineering at MIT
presentedBy Lemelson-MIT Prize self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lemelson-MIT Program

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
prizeType cash prize
purpose to honor outstanding inventors
to recognize innovations that improve society
selectionCriteria inventor’s track record
originality of invention
societal impact of innovation
sponsor Lemelson Foundation
status active award
typicalAnnouncementTime annually
website https://lemelson.mit.edu

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Douglas Engelbart awardReceived Lemelson-MIT Prize
Lemelson-MIT Prize presentedBy Lemelson-MIT Prize self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lemelson-MIT Program
Lemelson-MIT Prize alsoKnownAs Lemelson-MIT Prize
this entity surface form: Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation
Lemelson-MIT Prize hasPart Lemelson-MIT Prize self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
Lemelson-MIT Prize hasPart Lemelson-MIT Prize self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Lemelson Foundation grantProgram Lemelson-MIT Prize
this entity surface form: Lemelson-MIT Program
Lemelson Foundation supports Lemelson-MIT Prize
Lemelson Foundation supports Lemelson-MIT Prize
this entity surface form: Lemelson-MIT student prizes
Nick Holonyak Jr. awardReceived Lemelson-MIT Prize
this entity surface form: Lemelson–MIT Prize
Ray Kurzweil awardReceived Lemelson-MIT Prize
Elias J. Corey awardReceived Lemelson-MIT Prize
this entity surface form: Lemelson–MIT Prize
Carolyn R. Bertozzi awardReceived Lemelson-MIT Prize
this entity surface form: Lemelson–MIT Prize