Awards & Winners

2009 National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Check winners and nominations of 2009 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Check awards winners of 2009 National Medals Ceremony. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

2009 National Medals Ceremony

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Harry Coover

(For his invention of cyanoacrylates -- novel adhesives known widely to consumers as super glues -- which today play significant roles in medicine and industry.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Helen Murray Free

(For her seminal contributions to diagnostic chemistry through development of dip-and-read urinalysis, which gave rise to a technological revolution in convenient, reliable, point-of-care tests and patient self-monitoring.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Steven Sasson

(For the invention of the digital camera, which has revolutionized the way images are captured, stored, and shared, creating new opportunities in commerce, education, and global communication.)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Federico Faggin, Marcian Hoff, Stanley Mazor

(For the conception, design and application of the first microprocessor, which was commercially adopted and became the universal building block of digital electronic systems, significantly impacting the global economy and people's day-to-day lives.)

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