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== Background ==
== Background ==


The IEEE Lamme Medal bears the inscription: 'The engineer views hopefully the hitherto unattainable.' These words exemplify the career of [[Benjamin G. Lamme|Benjamin Garver Lamme]], who established the award in his will in 1924 to recognize members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers for 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical apparatus or machinery.'
The IEEE Lamme Medal bears the inscription: 'The engineer views hopefully the hitherto unattainable.' These words exemplify the career of [[Benjamin G. Lamme|Benjamin Garver Lamme]], who established the award in his will in 1924 to recognize members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers for 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical apparatus or machinery.'  


Benjamin Lamme was chief engineer of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. He was an outstanding design and development engineer whose many accomplishments included the design of the first large hydroelectric altering current generators in Niagara Falls, USA.
Benjamin Lamme was chief engineer of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. He was an outstanding design and development engineer whose many accomplishments included the design of the first large hydroelectric altering current generators in Niagara Falls, USA.  


The award was continued by the [[IEEE Board of Directors]] and the scope broadened to recognize 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical or electronic power apparatus or systems.'
The award was continued by the [[IEEE Board of Directors]] and the scope broadened to recognize 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical or electronic power apparatus or systems.'  


Recipient selection is administered by the IEEE Medals Council of the [[IEEE Awards]] Board. It may be presented only to an individual.
Recipient selection is administered by the IEEE Medals Council of the [[IEEE Awards]] Board. It may be presented only to an individual.  


In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered: leadership in the field, individual contribution versus group contribution, originality of contribution, breadth of work, inventive value and patents, publications, books and papers, achievements in other fields of activity or prominence in other fields, society activities and honors, length of time of dominance in field, quality of nomination.
In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered: leadership in the field, individual contribution versus group contribution, originality of contribution, breadth of work, inventive value and patents, publications, books and papers, achievements in other fields of activity or prominence in other fields, society activities and honors, length of time of dominance in field, quality of nomination.  


The award consists of a gold medal, bronze replica, certificate, and honorarium. The medal was discontinued in 2008.
The award consists of a gold medal, bronze replica, certificate, and honorarium. The medal was discontinued in 2008.  


== Recipients ==
== Recipients ==


*[[Allan B. Field|Allan Bertram Field]] 1928
*[[Allan B. Field|Allan Bertram Field]] 1928  
*[[Archives:Papers of Rudolph E. Hellmund|Rudolf E. Hellmund]] 1929
*[[Archives:Papers of Rudolph E. Hellmund|Rudolf E. Hellmund]] 1929  
*[[William J. Foster|William J. Foster]] 1930
*[[William J. Foster|William J. Foster]] 1930  
*[[Archives:Papers of G. Faccioli|Giuseppe Faccioli]] 1931
*[[Archives:Papers of G. Faccioli|Giuseppe Faccioli]] 1931  
*[[Edward Weston|Edward Weston]] 1932
*[[Edward Weston|Edward Weston]] 1932  
*[[Lewis B. Stillwell|Lewis B. Stillwell]] 1933
*[[Lewis B. Stillwell|Lewis B. Stillwell]] 1933  
*[[Henry E. Warren|Henry E. Warren]] 1934
*[[Henry E. Warren|Henry E. Warren]] 1934  
*[[Vannevar Bush|Vannevar Bush]] 1935
*[[Vannevar Bush|Vannevar Bush]] 1935  
*[[Frank Conrad|Frank Conrad]] 1936
*[[Frank Conrad|Frank Conrad]] 1936  
*[[Robert E. Doherty|Robert E. Doherty]] 1937
*[[Robert E. Doherty|Robert E. Doherty]] 1937  
*[[Marion A. Savage|Marion A. Savage]] 1938
*[[Marion A. Savage|Marion A. Savage]] 1938  
*[[Norman Wilson Storer|Norman W. Storer]] 1939
*[[Norman Wilson Storer|Norman W. Storer]] 1939  
*[[Comfort Avery Adams|Comfort A. Adams]] 1940
*[[Comfort Avery Adams|Comfort A. Adams]] 1940  
*[[Forrest Eugene Ricketts|Forrest E. Ricketts]] 1941
*[[Forrest Eugene Ricketts|Forrest E. Ricketts]] 1941  
*[[Joseph Slepian|Joseph Slepian]] 1942
*[[Joseph Slepian|Joseph Slepian]] 1942  
*[[Arthur Henry Kehoe|A. H. Kehoe]] 1943
*[[Arthur Henry Kehoe|A. H. Kehoe]] 1943  
*[[Soren Hanson Mortensen|S. H. Mortensen]] 1944
*[[Soren Hanson Mortensen|S. H. Mortensen]] 1944  
*[[David Prince|David C. Prince]] 1945
*[[David Prince|David C. Prince]] 1945  
*[[John Bayfield MacNeill|J. B. MacNeill]] 1946
*[[John Bayfield MacNeill|J. B. MacNeill]] 1946  
*[[Alexander MacCutcheon|A. M. MacCutcheon]] 1947
*[[Alexander MacCutcheon|A. M. MacCutcheon]] 1947  
*[[Vladimir Zworykin|V. K. Zworykin]] 1948
*[[Vladimir Zworykin|V. K. Zworykin]] 1948  
*[[Carthrae Merrette Laffoon|C. M. Laffoon]] 1949
*[[Carthrae Merrette Laffoon|C. M. Laffoon]] 1949  
*[[Donald Ivan Bohn|Donald I. Bohn]] 1950
*[[Donald Ivan Bohn|Donald I. Bohn]] 1950  
*[[Arthur Elmer Silver|Arthur E. Silver]] 1951
*[[Arthur Elmer Silver|Arthur E. Silver]] 1951  
*[[Isaac Fern Kinnard|I. F. Kinnard]] 1952
*[[Isaac Fern Kinnard|I. F. Kinnard]] 1952  
*[[Frank A. Cowan|F. A. Cowan]] 1953
*[[Frank A. Cowan|F. A. Cowan]] 1953  
*[[Aldo M. deBellis|A. M. deBellis]] 1954
*[[Aldo M. deBellis|A. M. deBellis]] 1954  
*[[Clinton Richards Hanna|C. R. Hanna]] 1955
*[[Clinton Richards Hanna|C. R. Hanna]] 1955  
*[[Harold H. Beverage|H. H. Beverage]] 1956
*[[Harold H. Beverage|H. H. Beverage]] 1956  
*[[Harold Stephan Black|H. S. Black]] 1957
*[[Harold Stephan Black|H. S. Black]] 1957  
*P. L. Alger 1958
*P. L. Alger 1958  
*S. Beckwith 1958
*S. Beckwith 1958  
*[[Oral-History:Lee Kilgore|L. W. Kilgore]] 1959
*[[Oral-History:Lee Kilgore|L. W. Kilgore]] 1959  
*John G. Trump 1960
*John G. Trump 1960  
*[[Charles Concordia|Charles Concordia]] 1961
*[[Charles Concordia|Charles Concordia]] 1961  
*[[Oral-History:Edwin Harder|E. L. Harder]] 1962
*[[Oral-History:Edwin Harder|E. L. Harder]] 1962  
*[[Loyal V. Bewley]] 1963
*[[Loyal V. Bewley]] 1963  
*Schedule revised 1964
*Schedule revised 1964  
*[[A. Uno Lamm|A. Uno Lamm]] 1965
*[[A. Uno Lamm|A. Uno Lamm]] 1965  
*Rene Andre Baudry 1966
*[[René Andre Baudry]] 1966  
*[[Oral-History:Warren P. Mason|Warren P. Mason]] 1967
*[[Oral-History:Warren P. Mason|Warren P. Mason]] 1967  
*[[Nathan Cohn|Nathan Cohn]] 1968
*[[Nathan Cohn|Nathan Cohn]] 1968  
*[[James D. Cobine]] 1969
*[[James D. Cobine]] 1969  
*[[Harry Olson|Harry F. Olson]] 1970
*[[Harry Olson|Harry F. Olson]] 1970  
*[[Winthrop M. Leeds|Winthrop M. Leeds]] 1971
*[[Winthrop M. Leeds|Winthrop M. Leeds]] 1971  
*[[Yu Hsiu Ku|Yu H. Ku]] 1972
*[[Yu Hsiu Ku|Yu H. Ku]] 1972  
*[[Robert H. Park|Robert H. Park]] 1972
*[[Robert H. Park|Robert H. Park]] 1972  
*Charles S. Draper 1973
*Charles S. Draper 1973  
*Seymour B. Cohn 1974
*Seymour B. Cohn 1974  
*[[Oral-History:Harold B. Law|Harold B. Law]] 1975
*[[Oral-History:Harold B. Law|Harold B. Law]] 1975  
*[[C. Kumar Patel|C. Kumar N. Patel]] 1976
*[[C. Kumar Patel|C. Kumar N. Patel]] 1976  
*[[Bernard Oliver|Bernard M. Oliver]] 1977
*[[Bernard Oliver|Bernard M. Oliver]] 1977  
*[[Henry Winston Mergler|Henry W. Mergler]] 1978
*[[Henry Winston Mergler|Henry W. Mergler]] 1978  
*James M. Lafferty 1979
*James M. Lafferty 1979  
*Eugene C. Starr 1980
*Eugene C. Starr 1980  
*[[George B. Litchford|George B. Litchford]] 1981
*[[George B. Litchford|George B. Litchford]] 1981  
*[[Oral-History:Marvin Chodorow|Marvin Chodorow]] 1982
*[[Oral-History:Marvin Chodorow|Marvin Chodorow]] 1982  
*Marion E. Hines 1983
*Marion E. Hines 1983  
*William McMurray 1984
*William McMurray 1984  
*Loren Frank Stringer 1985
*Loren Frank Stringer 1985  
*Ingolf Birger Johnson 1986
*Ingolf Birger Johnson 1986  
*Leon K. Kirchmayer 1988
*Leon K. Kirchmayer 1988  
*Eugene C. Sakshaug 1989
*Eugene C. Sakshaug 1989  
*Thomas W. Dakin 1990
*Thomas W. Dakin 1990  
*Shotaro Tominaga 1991
*Shotaro Tominaga 1991  
*Dietrich R. Lambrecht 1992
*Dietrich R. Lambrecht 1992  
*Masayuki Ieda 1993
*Masayuki Ieda 1993  
*[[Oral-History:Michel Poloujadoff|Michael E. Poloujadoff]] 1994
*[[Oral-History:Michel Poloujadoff|Michael E. Poloujadoff]] 1994  
*Narain G. Hingorani 1995
*Narain G. Hingorani 1995  
*Bimal K. Bose 1996
*Bimal K. Bose 1996  
*Andre J. Calvaer 1997
*Andre J. Calvaer 1997  
*Herbert H. Woodson 1998
*Herbert H. Woodson 1998  
*[[B. Jayant Baliga|B. Jayant Baliga]] 1999
*[[B. Jayant Baliga|B. Jayant Baliga]] 1999  
*[[Joachim Holtz|Joachim Holtz]] 2000
*[[Joachim Holtz|Joachim Holtz]] 2000  
*No Award 2001
*No Award 2001  
*[[Oral-History:Sakae Yamamura|Sakae Yamamura]] 2002
*[[Oral-History:Sakae Yamamura|Sakae Yamamura]] 2002  
*No Award 2003
*No Award 2003  
*No Award 2004
*No Award 2004  
*No Award 2005
*No Award 2005  
*No Award 2006
*No Award 2006  
*No Award 2007
*No Award 2007  
*No Award 2008
*No Award 2008


[[Category:IEEE|Lamme]] [[Category:Awards & fellow activities|Lamme]]
[[Category:IEEE|Lamme]] [[Category:Awards_&_fellow_activities|Lamme]]

Revision as of 15:17, 7 June 2012

Background

The IEEE Lamme Medal bears the inscription: 'The engineer views hopefully the hitherto unattainable.' These words exemplify the career of Benjamin Garver Lamme, who established the award in his will in 1924 to recognize members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers for 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical apparatus or machinery.'

Benjamin Lamme was chief engineer of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. He was an outstanding design and development engineer whose many accomplishments included the design of the first large hydroelectric altering current generators in Niagara Falls, USA.

The award was continued by the IEEE Board of Directors and the scope broadened to recognize 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical or electronic power apparatus or systems.'

Recipient selection is administered by the IEEE Medals Council of the IEEE Awards Board. It may be presented only to an individual.

In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered: leadership in the field, individual contribution versus group contribution, originality of contribution, breadth of work, inventive value and patents, publications, books and papers, achievements in other fields of activity or prominence in other fields, society activities and honors, length of time of dominance in field, quality of nomination.

The award consists of a gold medal, bronze replica, certificate, and honorarium. The medal was discontinued in 2008.

Recipients