| The Marconi Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Exceptional contributions to the field of information and communication technology for the benefit of mankind. |
| Presented by | Marconi Society |
| First award | 1975 |
| Website | https://www.marconisociety.org/ |
The Marconi Prize is an annual award recognizing achievements and advancements made in field of communications (radio, mobile, wireless, telecommunications, data communications, networks, and Internet). The prize is awarded by the Marconi Society and it includes a work of sculpture. Recipients of the prize are awarded at the Marconi Society's annual symposium and gala.
The Marconi Prize is awarded based on the candidate’s contributions in the following areas: [1]
The Marconi Prize winners are also named as Marconi Fellows. [2] The foundation and the prize are named after the honor of Guglielmo Marconi, a Nobel laureate and one of the pioneers of radio communications. Recipients of the Marconi Prize are also expected to pursue further creative work to advance the understanding and development of communications technology for the benefit of mankind.
Past winners of the Marconi Prize include Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Brin for the development of web search company Google, Tim Berners-Lee for his leadership and innovations in the World Wide Web, Nobel Laureate Charles K. Kao for developing fiber-optic communications, and Martin Hellman and Whitfield Diffie for their work in security - the Diffie–Hellman key exchange. The first award was given in 1975.
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