Franklin Institute Medals

At the annual award ceremonies at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on October 17, the Institute's highest award, the Franklin Medal, was presented to Sir Geoffrey I. Taylor, research professor of the Royal Society. During his long and distinguished career, Sir Geoffrey has made many contributions to the fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics and the physics of metals with applications to aeronautics, hydraulics, meteorology, oceanography, lubrication, biology, chemical engineering, and other subjects. The Franklin Medal has been awarded annually since 1915 to “those workers in physical science and technology, without regard to country, whose efforts in the opinion of the Franklin Institute have done the most to advance a knowledge of physical science or its applications”.