Franklin Medal

The Franklin Medal, "founded in 1914 by Samuel Insull … awarded by the Franklin Institute for signal and eminent service in science"

Presentation of the first Franklin Medal in Philadelphia on May 19, 1915. Front row: Samuel Insull, Walton Clark, recipient Thomas Edison and his wife Mina Miller, Chevalier Van Rappard, accepting the award for Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. Back row: Robert Bowie Owens, John J. Carty, Frank J. Sprague, William Stanley, R. Tait McKenzie.

The Franklin Medal was a science award presented from 1915 through 1997 by the Franklin Institute located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was founded in 1914 by Samuel Insull.

The Franklin Medal was the most prestigious of the various awards presented by the Franklin Institute.^[1] Together with other historical awards, it was merged into the Benjamin Franklin Medal, initiated in 1998.^[2]

Laureates

Recipients are listed in a database on The Franklin Institute website.^[2]

Year	Recipient	Discipline	Notes
1915	Edison, ThomasThomas Edison	Engineering	[3]
1915	Onnes, Heike KamerlinghHeike Kamerlingh Onnes	Physics
1916	Carty, John J.John J. Carty	Engineering
1916	Richards, Theodore WilliamTheodore William Richards	Chemistry
1917	Lorentz, HendrikHendrik Lorentz	Physics
1917	Taylor, David W.David W. Taylor	Engineering
1918	Marconi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Marconi	Engineering
1918	Mendenhall, Thomas CorwinThomas Corwin Mendenhall	Physics
1919	Dewar, JamesJames Dewar	Physics
1919	Squier, George OwenGeorge Owen Squier	Engineering
1920	Arrhenius, SvanteSvante Arrhenius	Chemistry
1920	Parsons, Charles AlgernonCharles Algernon Parsons	Engineering
1921	Fabry, CharlesCharles Fabry	Physics
1921	Sprague, Frank J.Frank J. Sprague	Engineering
1921	Modjeski, RalphRalph Modjeski	Engineering
1922	Thomson, J. J.J. J. Thomson	Physics
1923	Ferrié, Gustave-AugusteGustave-Auguste Ferrié	Engineering/Computer and Cognitive Science	[4]
1923	Michelson, Albert A.Albert A. Michelson	Physics
1924	Rutherford, ErnestErnest Rutherford	Chemistry
1924	Weston, EdwardEdward Weston	Engineering
1925	Thomson, ElihuElihu Thomson	Engineering
1925	Zeeman, PieterPieter Zeeman	Physics
1926	Bohr, NielsNiels Bohr	Physics
1926	Rea, SamuelSamuel Rea	Engineering
1927	Hale, George ElleryGeorge Ellery Hale	Physics
1927	Planck, MaxMax Planck	Physics
1928	Brush, Charles F.Charles F. Brush	Engineering
1928	Nernst, WaltherWalther Nernst	Chemistry
1929	Berliner, EmileEmile Berliner	Engineering
1929	Wilson, Charles Thomson ReesCharles Thomson Rees Wilson	Physics
1930	Bragg, William HenryWilliam Henry Bragg	Physics
1930	Stevens, John FrankJohn Frank Stevens	Engineering
1931	Jeans, James HopwoodJames Hopwood Jeans	Physics
1931	Whitney, Willis R.Willis R. Whitney	Engineering
1932	Lenard, PhilippPhilipp Lenard	Physics
1932	Swasey, AmbroseAmbrose Swasey	Engineering
1933	Sabatier, PaulPaul Sabatier	Chemistry
1933	Wright, OrvilleOrville Wright	Engineering
1934	Langmuir, IrvingIrving Langmuir	Chemistry
1934	Russell, Henry NorrisHenry Norris Russell	Physics
1935	Einstein, AlbertAlbert Einstein	Physics
1935	Fleming, John AmbroseJohn Ambrose Fleming	Engineering
1936	Jewett, Frank B.Frank B. Jewett	Engineering
1936	Kettering, Charles F.Charles F. Kettering	Engineering
1937	Debye, PeterPeter Debye	Chemistry
1937	Millikan, Robert AndrewsRobert Andrews Millikan	Physics
1938	Durand, William F.William F. Durand	Engineering
1938	Kraus, Charles A.Charles A. Kraus	Chemistry
1939	Hubble, EdwinEdwin Hubble	Physics
1939	Sauveur, AlbertAlbert Sauveur	Engineering
1940	Baekeland, LeoLeo Baekeland	Engineering
1940	Compton, ArthurArthur Compton	Physics
1941	Armstrong, Edwin H.Edwin H. Armstrong	Engineering
1941	Raman, C. V.C. V. Raman	Physics	[5]
1942	Hunsaker, Jerome ClarkeJerome Clarke Hunsaker	Engineering
1942	Merica, Paul DyerPaul Dyer Merica	Engineering	[6]
1943	Pierce, G. W.G. W. Pierce	Engineering
1943	Urey, HaroldHarold Urey	Physics
1944	Coolidge, William D.William D. Coolidge	Engineering
1944	Kapitza, PeterPeter Kapitza	Physics
1945	Shapley, HarlowHarlow Shapley	Physics
1946	Sherman, Henry ClappHenry Clapp Sherman	Life Science	[7]
1946	Tizard, HenryHenry Tizard	Engineering	[8]
1946	Fermi, EnricoEnrico Fermi	Physics	[9]
1947	Robinson, RobertRobert Robinson	Chemistry	[10]
1948	Stanley, Wendell MeredithWendell Meredith Stanley	Life Science	[11]
1948	Kármán, Theodore vonTheodore von Kármán	Engineering	[12]
1949	Svedberg, TheodorTheodor Svedberg	Life Science	[13]
1950	Wigner, EugeneEugene Wigner	Physics	[14]
1951	Chadwick, JamesJames Chadwick	Physics	[15]
1952	Pauli, WolfgangWolfgang Pauli	Physics	[16]
1953	Gibbs, William FrancisWilliam Francis Gibbs	Engineering	[17]
1954	Mees, KennethKenneth Mees	Engineering	[18]
1955	Tiselius, ArneArne Tiselius	Life Science	[19]
1956	Whittle, FrankFrank Whittle	Engineering	[20]
1957	Taylor, Hugh StottHugh Stott Taylor	Chemistry	[21]
1958	Douglas, Donald WillsDonald Wills Douglas	Engineering	[22]
1959	Bethe, HansHans Bethe	Physics	[23]
1960	Adams, RogerRoger Adams	Engineering	[24]
1961	Bronk, DetlevDetlev Bronk	Life Science	[25]
1962	Taylor, G. I.G. I. Taylor	Life Science	[26]
1963	Seaborg, Glenn T.Glenn T. Seaborg	Physics	[27]
1964	Breit, GregoryGregory Breit	Physics	[28]
1965	Seitz, FrederickFrederick Seitz	Engineering	[29]
1966	Chance, BrittonBritton Chance	Life Science	[30]
1967	Gell-Mann, MurrayMurray Gell-Mann	Physics	[31]
1968	Nirenberg, Marshall WarrenMarshall Warren Nirenberg	Life Science	[32]
1969	Wheeler, John ArchibaldJohn Archibald Wheeler	Physics	[33]
1970	Panofsky, Wolfgang K. H.Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky	Physics	[34]
1971	Alfvén, HannesHannes Alfvén	Physics	[35]
1972	Kistiakowsky, GeorgeGeorge Kistiakowsky	Chemistry	[36]
1973	Dobzhansky, TheodosiusTheodosius Dobzhansky	Life Science	[37]
1974	Bogolyubov, NikolayNikolay Bogolyubov	Physics	[38]
1975	Bardeen, JohnJohn Bardeen	Physics	[39]
1976	Hoagland, MahlonMahlon Hoagland	Life Science	[40]
1977	Harris, Cyril M.Cyril M. Harris	Engineering	[41]
1978	Corey, Elias JamesElias James Corey	Chemistry	[42]
1979	Hutchinson, G. EvelynG. Evelyn Hutchinson	Life Science	[43]
1980	Goldstein, AvramAvram Goldstein	Life Science	[44]
1980	Spitzer, LymanLyman Spitzer	Physics	[45]
1981	Hawking, StephenStephen Hawking	Physics	[46]
1982	Milstein, CésarCésar Milstein	Life Science	[47]
1982	Wilson, Kenneth G.Kenneth G. Wilson	Physics	[48]
1984	Suomi, Verner E.Verner E. Suomi	Engineering	[49]
1985	Pimentel, George C.George C. Pimentel	Physics	[50]
1986	Mandelbrot, BenoîtBenoît Mandelbrot	Physics	[51]
1987	Cohen, StanleyStanley Cohen	Life Science	[52]
1988	Knuth, DonaldDonald Knuth	Computer and Cognitive Science	[53]
1990	Huxley, HughHugh Huxley	Life Science	[54]
1990	Turnbull, DavidDavid Turnbull	Physics	[55]
1992	Reines, FrederickFrederick Reines	Physics	[56]
1995	't Hooft, GerardGerard 't Hooft	Physics	[57]
1996	Smalley, RichardRichard Smalley	Chemistry	[58]
1997	Capecchi, MarioMario Capecchi	Life Science	[59]

References

1. Flam, Faye (April 29, 1996). "Five to Get Franklin Institute Honors". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
2. "Laureates Search". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
3. "Thomas Alva Edison". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
4. "Auguste G. Ferrie". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
5. "Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
6. "Paul Dyer Merica". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
7. "Henry Clapp Sherman". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
8. "Henry Thomas Tizard". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
9. "Enrico Fermi". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
10. "Robert Robinson". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
11. "Wendell Meredith Stanley". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
12. "Theodor Von Karman". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
13. "The Svedberg". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
14. "Eugene P. Wigner". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
15. "James Chadwick". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
16. "Wolfgang Pauli". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
17. "William Francis Gibbs". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
18. "Charles Edward Kenneth Mees". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
19. "Arne Tiselius". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
20. "Frank Whittle". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
21. "Hugh Stott Taylor". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
22. "Donald Wills Douglas". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
23. "Hans Albrecht Bethe". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
24. "Roger Adams". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
25. "Detlev W. Bronk". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
26. "Geoffrey Ingram Taylor". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
27. "Glenn T. Seaborg". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
28. "Gregory Breit". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
29. "Frederick Seitz". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
30. "Britton Chance". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
31. "Murray Gell-Mann". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
32. "Marshall Warren Nirenberg". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
33. "John Archibald Wheeler". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
34. "Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
35. "Hannes Alfven". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
36. "George Kistiakowsky". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
37. "Theodosius Grigorevich Dobzhansky". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
38. "Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogoliubov". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
39. "John Bardeen". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
40. "Mahlon B. Hoagland". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
41. "Cyril Manton Harris". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
42. "Elias J. Corey". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
43. "G. Evelyn Hutchinson". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
44. "Avram Goldstein". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
45. "Lyman Spitzer Jr.". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
46. "Stephen W. Hawking". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
47. "Cesar Milstein". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
48. "Kenneth Geddes Wilson". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
49. "Verner E. Suomi". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
50. "George Claude Pimentel". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
51. "Benoît Mandelbrot". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
52. "Stanley Cohen". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
53. "Donald Ervin Knuth". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
54. "Hugh E. Huxley". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
55. "David Turnbull". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
56. "Frederick Reines". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
57. "Gerard 't Hooft". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
58. "Richard E. Smalley". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
59. "Mario Renato Capecchi". The Franklin Institute Awards. Franklin Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

External links

• The Franklin Institute Awards