Leonardo da Vinci Medal
Topic: History
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Short description: History of technology award
The Leonardo da Vinci Medal is the highest award of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), and was first given in 1962.[1] In general this award is granted annually to scholars who have contributed outstandingly to the history of technology through research, teaching, publication or other activities. The prize consists of a certificate and a medal.
The medal is a circular bronze medallion designed by the Hungarian expressionist sculptor András Beck. The face depicts the head of Leonardo da Vinci based on one of his self-portraits and the reverse depicts "the basic sources of energy (water, wind, and fire)," in the sculptor's words.[2]
List of recipients
- 1962 Robert James Forbes
- 1963 Abbott Payson Usher
- 1964 Lynn T. White, Jr.
- 1965 Maurice Daumas
- 1966 Cyril Stanley Smith
- 1967 Melvin Kranzberg
- 1968 Joseph Needham
- 1969 Lewis Mumford
- 1970 Bertrand Gille
- 1971 A. G. Drachmann
- 1972 Ladislao Reti
- 1973 Carl W. Condit
- 1974 Bern Dibner
- 1975 Friedrich Klemm
- 1976 Derek J. de Solla Price
- 1977 Eugene S. Ferguson
- 1978 Torsten Althin
- 1979 John U. Nef
- 1980 John Bell Rae
- 1981 Donald S. L. Cardwell
- 1982 not awarded
- 1983 Louis C. Hunter
- 1984 Brooke Hindle
- 1985 Thomas P. Hughes
- 1986 Hugh G. J. Aitken
- 1987 Robert P. Multhauf
- 1988 Sidney M. Edelstein
- 1989 R. Angus Buchanan
- 1990 Edwin T. Layton, Jr.
- 1991 Carroll W. Pursell
- 1992 Otto Mayr
- 1993 W. David Lewis
- 1994 Merritt Roe Smith
- 1995 Bruce Sinclair
- 1996 Nathan Rosenberg
- 1997 Ruth Schwartz Cowan
- 1998 Walter G. Vincenti
- 1999 not awarded
- 2000 Silvio A. Bedini
- 2001 Robert C. Post[3]
- 2002 Leo Marx
- 2003 Bart Hacker
- 2004 David Landes
- 2005 David E. Nye[4]
- 2006 Eric H. Robinson
- 2007 David A. Hounshell
- 2008 Joel A. Tarr
- 2009 Susan J. Douglas
- 2010 Svante Lindqvist
- 2011 John M. Staudenmaier
- 2012 Wiebe Bijker
- 2013 Rosalind Williams
- 2014 Pamela O. Long
- 2015 Johan Schot[5]
- 2016 Ronald R. Kline[6]
- 2017 Arnold Pacey[7]
- 2018 Joy Parr[8]
- 2019 Francesca Bray[9]
- 2020 Maria Paula Diogo
- 2020 Arthur P. Molella
- 2021 Suzanne Moon
- 2022 Donald MacKenzie
- 2023 Alex Roland[10]
- 2024 Stuart W. Leslie[11]
- 2025 John Krige[12]
References
- ↑ The Leonardo da Vinci Medal – Society for the History of Technology. Accessed 2017-09-08.
- ↑ "The Leonardo da Vinci Medal". Technology and Culture 6 (2): 324–326. 1965.
- ↑ Robert Post: Bio - Robert Post: Home at epostscripts.net. 2007. Accessed Sept. 7, 2017.
- ↑ The Leonardo da Vinci Medal , Society for the History of Technology. Accessed June 25, 2011
- ↑ Making Europe - Johan Schot receives Leonardo da Vinci Medal at makingeurope.eu. 4 November 2015. Accessed 2017-09-07.
- ↑ Ron Kline receives Society for the History of Technology’s Leonardo da Vinci Medal, at ece.cornell.edu. Thursday, July 7, 2016. Accessed 2017-09-07.
- ↑ 2017 Leonardo da Vinci Medal winner, Arnold Pacey, Society for the History of Technology. Accessed September 26, 2018
- ↑ "Leonardo da Vinci Medal 2018 - Joy Parr". https://www.historyoftechnology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DaVinciMedal2018.pdf.
- ↑ https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-leonardo-da-vinci-medal/2019-leonardo-da-vinci-medal-winner-francesca-bray/ (Accessed Dec. 2019)
- ↑ "2023 Leonardo Da Vinci Recipient Alex Roland – Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)". https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-leonardo-da-vinci-medal/2023-leonardo-da-vinci-recipient-alex-roland/.
- ↑ "2023 Da Vinci Winner, Stuart W. Leslie – Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)". https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-leonardo-da-vinci-medal/2023-da-vinci-winner-stuart-w-leslie/.
- ↑ "2025 SHOT Awards". https://www.historyoftechnology.org/2025/10/14/2025-shot-awards/.
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