Awards & Winners

2004 National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Check winners and nominations of 2004 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Check awards winners of 2004 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Ralph H. Baer

(For his groundbreaking and pioneering creation, development and commercialization of interactive video games, which spawned related uses, applications, and mega-industries in both the entertainment and education realms.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Roger L. Easton

(For his extensive pioneering achievements in spacecraft tracking, navigation, and timing technology that led to the development of the NAVSTAR-Global Positioning System.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Gen-Probe Incorporated

(For the development and commercialization of new blood- testing technologies and systems for the direct detection of viral infections, including direct identification of West Nile Virus and simultaneous identification of HIV-1 and Hepatitis C virus in plasma of human blood and organ donors prior to transfusion.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

IBM

(For four decades of innovation in semiconductor technology that has enabled explosive growth in both the information technology and consumer electronics industries through the development and fabrication of smaller, more powerful microelectronic devices.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Industrial Light & Magic

(For 30 years of innovation in visual effects technology for the motion picture industry.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Motorola

(For over 75 years of achievement and leadership in mobile communications, and for the development of innovative technologies that allow people to seamlessly connect with their world.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Paccar

(For pioneering efforts and industry leadership in the development and commercialization of aerodynamic, lightweight trucks that have dramatically reduced fuel consumption and increased the productivity of U.S. freight transportation.)

Yearwise list of National Medal of Technology and Innovation Winners