Episode 1316
Kelvin Gold Medal
Thu, 2020-Dec-10 00:12 UTC
Length - 1:43
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The random article for Thursday, 10 December 2020 is Kelvin Gold Medal.
The Kelvin Gold Medal is a British engineering prize.
In the annual report for 1914, it was reported that the Lord Kelvin Memorial Executive Committee decided that the balance of funds left over from providing a memorial window at Westminster Abbey should be devoted to provide a Kelvin Gold Medal to mark "a distinction in engineering work or investigation" by the Presidents of eight leading British Engineering Institutions. There was a delay in awarding the first medal, due to the World War.
The medal has been given triennially since 1920 for "distinguished service in the application of science to engineering". The prize is administered by the Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain). The Committee of Presidents considers recommendations received from similar bodies from all parts of the world. The first recipient was William Unwin.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Thursday, 10 December 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Kelvin Gold Medal on Wikipedia.
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