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
