Lemelson–MIT Prize
17 entries in the Lemelson–MIT Prize compendium.
Lemelson–MIT PrizeLargest U.S. cash prize for invention, awarded since 1994.David Berry (inventor)Entrepreneur and co-founder of multiple biotech and agriculture companies.Stanley Norman CohenPioneer of genetic engineering through recombinant DNA technology.Joseph DeSimoneChemist, inventor, and entrepreneur in 3D printing and nanotechnology.Daniel DiLorenzoInventor of seizure-predicting brain monitoring technology and neuroengineering entrepreneur.James FergasonInventor of the twisted nematic liquid crystal display.Edith M. FlanigenChemist who invented zeolite Y and synthetic emeralds.Wilson GreatbatchInventor of the lithium-iodide pacemaker battery cell.Al Gross (engineer)Pioneer of mobile wireless communication devices.Bill HewlettCo-founder of Hewlett-Packard and pioneer of the HP Way.Leroy HoodInventor of foundational instruments for genomics and proteomics.Dean KamenInventor of the Segway and founder of FIRST.Ray KurzweilInventor, futurist, and pioneer in AI and human-machine communication.Robert S. LangerPioneer in drug delivery and tissue engineering.Thomas MassieLibertarian Republican congressman and MIT-trained inventor.Carver MeadPioneer of modern microelectronics and neuromorphic electronic systems.Jacob RabinowEngineer and inventor of 229 U.S. patents.
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