Category: Hoover Medal
Categories: Science and Technology Honors and Medals
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal been given since 1930 for "outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity". The prize is given jointly by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), which administers it. It is named for the first recipient, Herbert Hoover, who was an engineer before he was President of the United States.
Person Profiles (4)
Karl Compton
14 Sep 1887 Wooster City, Wayne, Ohio, United States - 22 Jun 1954
Charles Kettering
29 Aug 1876 Loudonville, Ohio, United States - 25 Nov 1958
Avul Pakir Jenulabudhin (Marakkar) Kalam
15 Oct 1931 Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India - 27 Jul 2015
Lillian (Moller) Gilbreth
24 May 1878 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 02 Jan 1972
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