John Scott Award
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The John Scott Award is a prestigious scientific honor recognizing individuals whose inventions or discoveries have contributed significantly to the "comfort, welfare, and happiness" of humankind.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Scott Award canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international award
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science and technology award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | John Scott Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
discoveries that have contributed in some outstanding way to the comfort, welfare, and happiness of humankind
ⓘ
inventions that have contributed in some outstanding way to the comfort, welfare, and happiness of humankind ⓘ |
| awardingBody | City of Philadelphia (through the Board of Directors of City Trusts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardType |
medal
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monetary prize ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| eligibility |
individual discoverers
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individual inventors ⓘ |
| endowment | bequest by John Scott to the City of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| field |
engineering
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medicine ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| founder | John Scott (chemist of Edinburgh, Scotland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | scientific honor ⓘ |
| hasPart | John Scott Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1822 ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alexander Fleming
NERFINISHED
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Charles Best NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Banting NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude B. Elion NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Hopper NERFINISHED ⓘ Guglielmo Marconi NERFINISHED ⓘ John Bardeen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonas Salk NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Curie NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikola Tesla NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Brattain NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shockley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Board of Directors of City Trusts of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor individuals whose inventions or discoveries contribute to the comfort, welfare, and happiness of humankind ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
demonstrated benefit to humanity
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practical value of the invention or discovery ⓘ |
| sponsor | Board of Directors of City Trusts of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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