The Franklin Medal was a science award presented from 1915 until 1997 by the Franklin Institute located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was founded in 1914 by innovator Samuel Insull, and it was the most prestigious of the various awards presented by the Franklin Institute. Together with the other eight historical awards, it was merged into the Benjamin Franklin Medal, initiated in 1998.
Laureates Recipients are listed in a database on The Franklin Institute website. Year Country Recipient Discipline Notes 1915 Engineering 1915 Physics 1916 Engineering 1916 Chemistry 1917 Physics 1917 Engineering 1918 Engineering 1918 Physics 1919 Physics 1919 Engineering 1920 Chemistry 1920 Engineering 1921 Physics 1921 Engineering 1921 Engineering 1922 Physics 1923 Engineering/Computer and Cognitive Science 1923 Physics 1924 Chemistry 1924 Engineering 1925 Engineering 1925 Physics 1926 Physics 1926 Engineering 1927 Physics 1927 Physics 1928 Engineering 1928 Chemistry 1929 Engineering 1929 Physics 1930 Physics 1930 Engineering 1931 Physics 1931 Engineering 1932 Physics 1932 Engineering 1933 Chemistry 1933 Engineering 1934 Chemistry 1934 Physics 1935 Physics 1935 Engineering 1936 Engineering 1936 Engineering 1937 Chemistry 1937 Physics 1938 Engineering 1938 Chemistry 1939 Physics 1939 Engineering 1940 Engineering 1940 Physics 1941 Engineering 1941 Physics 1942 Engineering 1942 Engineering 1943 Engineering 1943 Physics 1944 Engineering 1944 Physics 1945 Physics 1946 Life Science 1946 Engineering 1946 Physics 1947 Chemistry 1948 Life Science 1948 Engineering 1949 Life Science 1950 Physics 1951 Physics 1952 Physics 1953 Engineering 1954 Engineering 1955 Life Science 1956 Engineering 1957 Chemistry 1958 Engineering 1959 Physics 1960 Engineering 1961 Life Science 1962 Life Science 1963 Physics 1964 Physics 1965 Engineering 1966 Life Science 1967 Physics 1968 Life Science 1969 Physics 1970 Physics 1971 Physics 1972 Chemistry 1973 Life Science 1974 Physics 1975 Physics 1976 Life Science 1977 Engineering 1978 Chemistry 1979 Life Science 1980 Life Science 1980 Physics 1981 Physics 1982 Life Science 1982 Physics 1984 Engineering 1985 Physics 1986 Physics 1987 Life Science 1988 Computer and Cognitive Science 1990 Life Science 1990 Physics 1992 Physics 1995 Physics 1996 Chemistry 1997 Life Science
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External links The Franklin Institute Awards