Franklin Institute Awards

"Bower Award" redirects here. For the New Zealand award for artists, see Olivia Spencer Bower Award.

Franklin Institute Awards
CountryUnited States
Presented byFranklin Institute
First awarded1824
Websitewww.fi.edu/awards

The Franklin Institute Awards (or Benjamin Franklin Medal) is an American science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia.[1] The Franklin Institute awards comprises the Benjamin Franklin Medals in seven areas of science and engineering, the Bower Awards and Prize for Achievement in Science, and the Bower Award for Business Leadership.[2] Since 1824, the institute has recognized "world-changing scientists, engineers, inventors, and industrialists—all of whom reflect Benjamin Franklin's spirit of curiosity, ingenuity, and innovation".[3] Some of the noted past laureates include Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking.[3] Some of the 21st century laureates of the institute awards are Bill Gates,[4] James P. Allison, Indra Nooyi, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Blackburn, George Church,[5] Robert S. Langer, and Alex Gorsky.[6]

  1. ^ "The Franklin Institute Awards". The Franklin Institute. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "About The Franklin Institute Awards | The Franklin Institute". www.fi.edu. August 26, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science". May 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "William H. Gates - 2010 Winner of the Bower Award for Business Leadership". YouTube. June 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "George Church - 2011 Winner of the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science". YouTube. July 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Laureates Search". January 18, 2023.