Lemelson-MIT Prize

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American award innovation award invention prize

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

Aliases (6)

Lemelson-MIT Program ×2
Lemelson–MIT Prize ×2
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award ×1
Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation ×1
Lemelson-MIT Student Prize ×1
Lemelson-MIT student prizes ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American award → innovation award → invention prize →
administeredBy	Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
alsoKnownAs	Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation →
associatedWith	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 →
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 Lifetime Achievement Award → 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	School of Engineering at MIT →
presentedBy	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 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Douglas Engelbart → Elias J. Corey ("Lemelson–MIT Prize") → Nick Holonyak Jr. ("Lemelson–MIT Prize") → Ray Kurzweil →	awardReceived
Lemelson-MIT Prize ("Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award") → Lemelson-MIT Prize ("Lemelson-MIT Student Prize") →	hasPart
Lemelson Foundation → Lemelson Foundation ("Lemelson-MIT student prizes") →	supports
Lemelson-MIT Prize ("Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation") →	alsoKnownAs
Lemelson Foundation ("Lemelson-MIT Program") →	grantProgram
Lemelson-MIT Prize ("Lemelson-MIT Program") →	presentedBy