Elliott Cresson Medal
The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute. The award was established by Elliott Cresson, life member of the Franklin Institute, with $1,000 granted in 1848.
Elliott Cresson Medal People (First 9 people) - Page 2
Wright brothers
Inventor
Herman Hollerith
German-American statistician
Joe M. McCord
American biochemist
Louis Lumière
French engineer
John Stapp
American officer
Carl von Linde
German scientist
Kotaro Honda
Japanese scientist
Romeyn Beck Hough
American physician and botanist