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• Abel Prize – Niels Henrik Abel
• Albert Einstein World Award of Science – Albert Einstein
• ANSARI X PRIZE – Anousheh Ansari, Amir Ansari
• Archibald Prize – J F Archibald
• Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award – Astrid Lindgren
• Balzan Prize – Eugenio Balzan
• Beck's Futures – Heinrich Beck
• Bruce MedalThe Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy. See also Past laureates are: 1898 Simon Newcomb 1899 Arthur Auwers 1900 David Gill 1902 Giovanni V. – Catherine Wolfe BruceCatherine Wolfe Bruce ( 1816 1900) was a noted American patroness of astronomy. She donated money for purchases of telescopes by Harvard College Observatory and by Max Wolf, among others. The Bruce Medal is named after her, as well as the asteroid 323 Bru
• Charles Stark Draper PrizeThe Charles Stark Draper Prize is awarded by the National Academy of Engineering for the advancement of engineering and the education of the public about engineering. The Prize is worth $500,000. The prize is named for Charles Stark Draper, the "father of – Charles Stark DraperCharles Stark Draper (born October 2, 1901) is often referred to as "the father of inertial navigation. Born in Windsor, Missouri, he attended the University of Missouri in 1917, Stanford University, California in 1919, and MIT in 1922. While at MIT, he f
• Copley MedalThe Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. It is also the society's oldest award, the first medal being awarded in 1731. The award was created after a £100 bequest in – Godfrey CopleySir Godfrey Copley (c. 1653- 1709) was a wealthy English landowner, art-collector and public figure, who lived in Sprotbrough, now part of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. He is remembered mainly because he provided a bequest to the Royal Society in London i
• Dirac PrizeConfusingly, there are two prominent awards in the field of theoretical physics and mathematics commonly known as the Dirac Prize awarded by different organizations. The Dirac Medal of the ICTP is given each year by the Abdus Salam International Centre fo – Paul DiracPaul Adrien Maurice Dirac ( August 8 1902 October 20 1984) was a British theoretical physicist and a founder of the field of quantum physics. Biography Paul Dirac was born in the English city of Bristol. His father, Charles Dirac, was an immigrant from th
• Duff Cooper Prize – Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich
• European Latsis Prize – John Latsis
• PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction – William Faulkner
• Fields Medal – John Charles Fields
• Fritz Pregl Prize – Fritz Pregl
• George Van Biesbroeck Prize – George Van Biesbroeck
• Gibbs Brothers Medal – William Francis Gibbs and Frederic H. Gibbs
• Hessell-Tiltman Prize – Marjorie Hessell-Tiltman
• Hopwood Award – Avery Hopwood
• IEEE John von Neumann Medal – John von Neumann
• James Craig Watson Medal – James Craig Watson
• John Llewellyn Rhys Prize – John Llewellyn Rhys
• John von Neumann Theory Prize, IEEE John von Neumann Medal – John von Neumann
• Henry Draper Medal – Henry Draper
• Hughes Medal – David Edward Hughes
• Kennedy Center Honors – John F. Kennedy
• Lasker Award – Mary Woodward Lasker
• Lemelson-MIT Prize – Jerome H. Lemelson
• Lomonosov Gold Medal – Mikhail Lomonosov
• Marcel Benoist Prize – Marcel Benoist
• Nevanlinna Prize – Rolf Nevanlinna
• Newdigate prize – Roger Newdigate
• Nobel Prize – Alfred Nobel
• Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility – Norbert Wiener
• O. Henry Awards – O. Henry
• Orteig Prize – Raymond Orteig
• Prince of Asturias Awards – Felipe, Prince of Asturias
• Pulitzer Prize – Joseph Pulitzer
• Richard W. Hamming Medal – Richard Hamming
• Samuel Johnson Prize – Samuel Johnson
• Schock Prize – Rolf Schock
• Shewhart Medal – Walter A. Shewhart
• Somerset Maugham Award – William Somerset Maugham
• Steele Prize – Leroy P. Steele
• Turing Award – Alan Turing
• Turner Prize – J. M. W. Turner
• Vannevar Bush Award – Vannevar Bush
• Walkley Award – William Gaston Walkley
• Wolf Prize – Ricardo Wolf
• Wollaston Medal – William Hyde Wollaston