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John Fritz Medal

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John Fritz Medal
Awarded forOutstanding scientific or industrial achievements.
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Presented byAmerican Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
First awarded1902;122 years ago(1902)
WebsiteJohn Fritz Medal Past Recipients

TheJohn Fritz Medalhas been awarded annually since 1902 by theAmerican Association of Engineering Societies(AAES) for "outstanding scientific or industrial achievements". The medal was created for the 80th birthday ofJohn Fritz,who lived between 1822 and 1913.[1][2][3]When AAES was dissolved in 2020, the administration of the Fritz medal was transferred to theAmerican Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers(AIME), and is currently coordinated by AIME member society, theSociety of Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration(SME).[4]

Background

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The John Fritz Medal is often described as the "Nobel Prize for engineering."[5][6][7][relevant?–discuss]This prestigious award is given annually for notable scientific or industrial achievements. It is granted to living people, but also posthumous. Since its initiation in 1902, there were six years when it was not awarded.

The John Fritz Medal board once consisted of sixteen representatives in four national societies in the fields of civil engineering, mining, metallurgical engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering.[8]

Among the most notable winners areThomas Edison,Lord Kelvin,Alexander Graham Bell,George Westinghouse,Orville Wright,Charles F. "Boss" Kettering,Claude Shannon,Robert NoyceandGordon Moore.

Recipients

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Awards".American Association of Engineering Societies.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-05-02.RetrievedApril 1,2013.
  2. ^"Fritz Medal".Time Magazine.Time Inc.April 6, 1925. Archived fromthe originalon February 19, 2012.RetrievedJuly 20,2011.
  3. ^Trainer, M. (2008). "In Memoriam: Lord Kelvin, Recipient of The John Fritz Medal in 1905".Physics in Perspective.10(2): 212–223.Bibcode:2008PhP....10..212T.doi:10.1007/s00016-007-0344-4.S2CID124435108.
  4. ^"AIME Awards".AIME.Retrieved2022-04-25.
  5. ^"Lynn Beedle, a world engineer, dies at 85".October 31, 2003.Retrieved2020-03-30.
  6. ^American Institute of Chemical Engineers,Chemical Engineering Progress,Vol. 104, Nr. 7-12, 2008. p. 97.
  7. ^"Revisiting the Engineering Elite".January 5, 2004.Retrieved2020-03-30.
  8. ^"Award of the John Fritz Gold Medal."Science,1939. Accessed 2017-09-13.
  9. ^"SME AWARDS".SME.Retrieved2022-04-25.
  10. ^"Elmer Sperry Dies. Famous Inventor".New York Times.June 17, 1930.Retrieved2012-12-21.
  11. ^"AAES AWARDS | Awards Summary and Past Recipients"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2020-02-23.Retrieved2020-03-30.
  12. ^"John Fritz Medal Award - Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration".
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