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Year
1986
Subject
Engineering
Award
Ballantine
Citation
For the soliton laser for optical communication.
Year
2002
Subject
Leadership
Award
Bower Award for Business Leadership
Affiliation
Intel Corporation | Santa Clara, California
Citation
For his pioneering role and continuing contributions to the semiconductor industry and for his generous commitment to community service. Moore's technical and entrepreneurial leadership as founder of Intel is characterized by continuous innovation that resulted in enhanced microprocessor speed, miniaturization, and reduced cost, which have transformed the modern world.
Year
1991
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Potts
Citation
For the development of programmable logic controller.
Notes:
- "Franklin" Medals are not the same as "Benjamin Franklin" Medals. The Benjamin Franklin Medal was initiated in 1998 to represent the combined legacies of several historic medals, including the Franklin Medal.
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- For more information about The Franklin Institute Awards program, contact the Awards Program Director at awards@fi.edu.