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The '''Rumford Medal''' is an award bestowed by the [[Royal Society]] for "outstanding contributions in the field of physics". The award is named in honour of British scientist Sir [[Benjamin Thompson]], known as Count Rumford, who is noted for his works on [[thermodynamics]], and for establishing the [[Royal Institution]]. The award was created in 1796 after Thompson transferred [[Pound sterling|£]]1,000 to the Royal Society in stocks, instructing the latter to grant the awardee the fund's interest as a premium. Thompson was awarded the inaugural award in 1800.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Lange |first1=Erwin F. |last2=Buyers |first2=Ray F. |date=August 1955 |title=Medals of the Royal Society of London |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/21857 |url-status=live |journal=[[The Scientific Monthly]] |publisher=[[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] |volume=81 |issue=2 |pages=86 |bibcode=1955SciMo..81...85L |jstor=21857 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209175326/https://www.jstor.org/stable/21857 |archive-date=9 February 2022 |access-date=19 June 2024 |via=[[JSTOR]]}}</ref>
The '''Rumford Medal''' is an award bestowed by the [[Royal Society]] for "outstanding contributions in the field of physics". The award is named in honour of British scientist Sir [[Benjamin Thompson]], Count Rumford, who is noted for his works on [[thermodynamics]] and for establishing the [[Royal Institution]]. The award was created in 1796 after Thompson transferred [[Pound sterling|£]]1,000 to the Royal Society in stocks, instructing the latter to grant the awardee the fund's interest as a premium. Thompson was awarded the inaugural award in 1800.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Lange |first1=Erwin F. |last2=Buyers |first2=Ray F. |date=August 1955 |title=Medals of the Royal Society of London |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/21857 |url-status=live |journal=[[The Scientific Monthly]] |publisher=[[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] |volume=81 |issue=2 |pages=86 |bibcode=1955SciMo..81...85L |jstor=21857 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209175326/https://www.jstor.org/stable/21857 |archive-date=9 February 2022 |access-date=19 June 2024 |via=[[JSTOR]]}}</ref>


The award consists of two medals, one each in silver and gold, struck in the same die, and made of [[Silver-gilt|silver gilt]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Simmonds |first=P. L. |date=9 July 1875 |title=Notes on medals and societies granting medals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LLY-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA747 |journal=The Journal of the Society of Arts |volume=23 |issue=1181 |pages=747 |jstor=41335075 |access-date=19 June 2024 |via=[[Google Books]] |jstor-access=free}}</ref> The medals are awarded with a cash prize of £2,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rumford Medal |url=https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/rumford-medal/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=[[Royal Society]] |archive-date=4 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304051302/https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/rumford-medal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The diameter of the medal is 3 inches (7.62 cm). British painter [[Robert Smirke (painter)|Robert Smirke]] created the original design of the medal. The [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] featured a tripod altar with a flame upon it, circumscribed by a Latin inscription from [[Lucretius]]' poem ''[[De rerum natura]]'' ("Noscere quae vis et causa"). The reverse had the Latin inscription "Proemium optime merenti ex instituto Benj. a Rumford, [[Holy Roman Empire|S.R.I.]] Comitis: adjudicatum a Reg. Soc. Lond." surrounded by an ornamental border of leaves.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weld |first=Charles Richard |author-link=Charles Richard Weld |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryroyalso01weldgoog/page/218/mode/2up?view=theater |title=A History of the Royal Society – With Memoirs of the Presidents |date=2011 |isbn=9780511920479 |pages=218-220 |doi=10.1017/CBO9780511920479 |access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref> This design was discontinued in 1863. Currently, the obverse of the medal has a portrait of Thompson, surrounded by the Latin inscription "Beniamin Ab Rvmford S. Rom. Imp. Comes Institvit", with the Roman numeral MDCCXCVI (1796) on the [[Coin#Modern features|exergue]]. The reverse has the Latin inscription "Optime In Lvcis Caloqisqve Natvra Exqvirena Merenti Adivdicat Soc: Reg: Lond:" inscribed within a wreath of [[oak]] and [[Lauraceae|laurel]] leaves bound with ribbons.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=31 December 1892 |title=Catalogue of the Medals in the Possession of The Royal Society |journal=[[Proceedings of the Royal Society|Proceedings of the Royal Society of London]] |publisher=[[Royal Society]] |volume=50 |issue=302–307 |pages=534 |doi=10.1098/rspl.1891.0068 |eissn=2053-9126 |jstor=115194 |s2cid=186209910 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
The award initially consisted of two medals, one each in silver and gold, struck in the same die.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Simmonds |first=P. L. |date=9 July 1875 |title=Notes on medals and societies granting medals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LLY-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA747 |journal=The Journal of the Society of Arts |volume=23 |issue=1181 |pages=747 |jstor=41335075 |access-date=19 June 2024 |via=[[Google Books]] |jstor-access=free}}</ref> This was later replaced with a single medal made of [[Silver-gilt|silver gilt]]. The medal is awarded with a cash prize of £2,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rumford Medal |url=https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/rumford-medal/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=[[Royal Society]] |archive-date=4 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304051302/https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/rumford-medal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The diameter of the medal is 3 inches (7.62 cm). British painter [[Robert Smirke (painter)|Robert Smirke]] created the original design of the medal. The [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] featured a tripod altar with a flame upon it, circumscribed by a Latin inscription from [[Lucretius]]' poem ''[[De rerum natura]]'' ("Noscere quae vis et causa"). The reverse had the Latin inscription "Proemium optime merenti ex instituto Benj. a Rumford, [[Holy Roman Empire|S.R.I.]] Comitis: adjudicatum a Reg. Soc. Lond." surrounded by an ornamental border of leaves.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weld |first=Charles Richard |author-link=Charles Richard Weld |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryroyalso01weldgoog/page/218/mode/2up?view=theater |title=A History of the Royal Society – With Memoirs of the Presidents |date=2011 |isbn=9780511920479 |pages=218-220 |doi=10.1017/CBO9780511920479 |access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref> This design was discontinued in 1863. Currently, the obverse of the medal has a portrait of Thompson, surrounded by the Latin inscription "Beniamin Ab Rvmford S. Rom. Imp. Comes Institvit", with the Roman numeral MDCCXCVI (1796) on the [[Coin#Modern features|exergue]]. The reverse has the Latin inscription "Optime In Lvcis Caloqisqve Natvra Exqvirena Merenti Adivdicat Soc: Reg: Lond:" inscribed within a wreath of [[oak]] and [[Lauraceae|laurel]] leaves bound with ribbons.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=31 December 1892 |title=Catalogue of the Medals in the Possession of The Royal Society |journal=[[Proceedings of the Royal Society|Proceedings of the Royal Society of London]] |publisher=[[Royal Society]] |volume=50 |issue=302–307 |pages=534 |doi=10.1098/rspl.1891.0068 |eissn=2053-9126 |jstor=115194 |s2cid=186209910 |doi-access=free}}</ref>


All citizens or residents of the [[United Kingdom]], [[Commonwealth of Nations]], or the [[Republic of Ireland]] for more than three years are eligible for the medal. Candidates for the medal are selected by the Royal Society Council on the recommendations of the Physical Sciences Awards Committee.<ref name=":3" />{{rp|pp=6}} For ten times during the early 19th century, no medals were awarded due to the unavailability of suitable candidates or political considerations of the Royal Society Council.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Crosland |first=Maurice P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xhi-EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT40 |title=Scientific Institutions and Practice in France and Britain, c.1700–c.1870 |date=31 May 2023 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9781138375109 |edition=1st |location=London |pages=40 |oclc=1380361038 |access-date=19 June 2024 |orig-date=2007}}</ref>
All citizens or residents of the [[United Kingdom]], [[Commonwealth of Nations]], or the [[Republic of Ireland]] for more than three years are eligible for the medal. Candidates for the medal are selected by the Royal Society Council on the recommendations of the Physical Sciences Awards Committee.<ref name=":3" />{{rp|pp=6}} Ten times during the early 19th century, no medals were awarded due to the unavailability of suitable candidates or political considerations of the Royal Society Council.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Crosland |first=Maurice P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xhi-EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT40 |title=Scientific Institutions and Practice in France and Britain, c.1700–c.1870 |date=31 May 2023 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9781138375109 |edition=1st |location=London |pages=40 |oclc=1380361038 |access-date=19 June 2024 |orig-date=2007}}</ref>


Since its inception, the medal has been granted to 107 scientists. It has been awarded to citizens of the United Kingdom sixty-six times,{{efn|This number includes three scientists of mixed background. They are [[Ortwin Hess]] (German/British), [[Dennis Gabor]] (Hungarian/British) and [[Carlos Frenk]] (Mexican/British).}} [[France]] fourteen times, [[Germany]] seven times,{{Efn|This number includes [[Ortwin Hess]], who is of mixed background (German/British).}} the [[Netherlands]] seven times, [[Sweden]] four times, the [[United States]] thrice, Italy twice, [[Hungary]] twice,{{Efn|This number includes [[Dennis Gabor]], who is of mixed background (Hungarian/British).}} and once each to citizens of [[Australia]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Mexico]] and [[New Zealand]]. The medal has been awarded to multiple individuals twice: in 1896, to [[Philipp Lenard]] and [[Wilhelm Röntgen]] and in 1918, to [[Charles Fabry]] and [[Alfred Perot]]. From 1800 to 2018, the medal was awarded biennially; since then it is awarded annually. The most recent recipient is British engineer and academic [[Polina Bayvel]], who received it in 2023. Bayvel is also the only female recipient.<ref name=":4" />
Since its inception, the medal has been granted to 107 scientists. It has been awarded to citizens of the United Kingdom sixty-six times,{{efn|This number includes three scientists of mixed background. They are [[Ortwin Hess]] (German/British), [[Dennis Gabor]] (Hungarian/British) and [[Carlos Frenk]] (Mexican/British).}} [[France]] fourteen times, [[Germany]] seven times,{{Efn|This number includes [[Ortwin Hess]], who is of mixed background (German/British).}} the [[Netherlands]] seven times, [[Sweden]] four times, the [[United States]] thrice, Italy twice, [[Hungary]] twice,{{Efn|This number includes [[Dennis Gabor]], who is of mixed background (Hungarian/British).}} and once each to citizens of [[Australia]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Mexico]] and [[New Zealand]]. The medal has been awarded to multiple individuals twice: in 1896, to [[Philipp Lenard]] and [[Wilhelm Röntgen]] and in 1918, to [[Charles Fabry]] and [[Alfred Perot]]. From 1800 to 2018, the medal was awarded biennially; since then it has been awarded annually. The most recent recipient is British engineer and academic [[Polina Bayvel]], who received it in 2023. Bayvel is also the only female recipient.<ref name=":4" />
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Rumford Medal
Count Rumford (Sir Benjamin Thompson), for whom the award is named.
Awarded for"outstanding contributions in the field of physics"[1]: 6 
Date1800 (1800)
Country United Kingdom
Presented byRoyal Society
Websitehttps://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/rumford-medal Edit this on Wikidata
Precedence
Next (higher)Royal Medal
(Commonwealth or Irish citizens or residents only)[1]: 5 

The Rumford Medal is an award bestowed by the Royal Society for "outstanding contributions in the field of physics". The award is named in honour of British scientist Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, who is noted for his works on thermodynamics and for establishing the Royal Institution. The award was created in 1796 after Thompson transferred £1,000 to the Royal Society in stocks, instructing the latter to grant the awardee the fund's interest as a premium. Thompson was awarded the inaugural award in 1800.[2]

The award initially consisted of two medals, one each in silver and gold, struck in the same die.[3] This was later replaced with a single medal made of silver gilt. The medal is awarded with a cash prize of £2,000.[4] The diameter of the medal is 3 inches (7.62 cm). British painter Robert Smirke created the original design of the medal. The obverse featured a tripod altar with a flame upon it, circumscribed by a Latin inscription from Lucretius' poem De rerum natura ("Noscere quae vis et causa"). The reverse had the Latin inscription "Proemium optime merenti ex instituto Benj. a Rumford, S.R.I. Comitis: adjudicatum a Reg. Soc. Lond." surrounded by an ornamental border of leaves.[5] This design was discontinued in 1863. Currently, the obverse of the medal has a portrait of Thompson, surrounded by the Latin inscription "Beniamin Ab Rvmford S. Rom. Imp. Comes Institvit", with the Roman numeral MDCCXCVI (1796) on the exergue. The reverse has the Latin inscription "Optime In Lvcis Caloqisqve Natvra Exqvirena Merenti Adivdicat Soc: Reg: Lond:" inscribed within a wreath of oak and laurel leaves bound with ribbons.[6]

All citizens or residents of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth of Nations, or the Republic of Ireland for more than three years are eligible for the medal. Candidates for the medal are selected by the Royal Society Council on the recommendations of the Physical Sciences Awards Committee.[1]: 6  Ten times during the early 19th century, no medals were awarded due to the unavailability of suitable candidates or political considerations of the Royal Society Council.[2][7]

Since its inception, the medal has been granted to 107 scientists. It has been awarded to citizens of the United Kingdom sixty-six times,[a] France fourteen times, Germany seven times,[b] the Netherlands seven times, Sweden four times, the United States thrice, Italy twice, Hungary twice,[c] and once each to citizens of Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Mexico and New Zealand. The medal has been awarded to multiple individuals twice: in 1896, to Philipp Lenard and Wilhelm Röntgen and in 1918, to Charles Fabry and Alfred Perot. From 1800 to 2018, the medal was awarded biennially; since then it has been awarded annually. The most recent recipient is British engineer and academic Polina Bayvel, who received it in 2023. Bayvel is also the only female recipient.[8]

List of recipients

List of recipients of the Rumford Medal
Year Portrait Name Nationality Rationale Notes
1800 Portrait of Sir Benjamin Thompson Benjamin Thompson British "For his various Discoveries respecting Heat and Light" [d][10][11]
1802 No award
1804 Black-and-white portrait of Sir John Leslie John Leslie British "For his Experiments on Heat, published in his Work, entitled an Experimental Inquiry into the Nature and Propagation of Heat." [12][13]
1806 No award
1808 Portrait of William Murdoch William Murdoch British "For his publication of the employment of Gas from Coal, for the purpose of illumination" [14]
1810 Portrait of Étienne-Louis Malus Étienne-Louis Malus French "For his discoveries of certain new Properties of Reflected Light, published in the Second Volume of the Mémoires d'Arcueil" [15][16]
1812 No award
1814 William Charles Wells British "For his Essay on Dew, published in the course of the preceding (1815) year" [17][18]
1816 Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy Humphry Davy British "For his Papers on Combustion and Flame, published in the last volume of the Philosophical Transactions" [19][20]
1818 Portrait of Sir David Brewster David Brewster British "For his Discoveries relating to the Polarisation of Light" [21][22]
1820 No award
1822 No award
1824 Black-and-white portrait of Augustin Jean-Fresnel Augustin-Jean Fresnel French "For his development of the undulatory theory as applied to the phenomena of polarized light, and for his various important discoveries in Physical Optics" [e][24][25]
1826 No award
1828 No award
1830 No award
1832 Portrait of John Frederic Daniell John Frederic Daniell British "For his paper, entitled, 'Further Experiments with a new Register Pyrometer, for measuring the Expansion of Solids,' published in the Philosophical Transactions for the year 1831" [26][27]
1834 Portrait of Macedonio Melloni Macedonio Melloni Italian "For his discoveries relevant to radiant heat" [f][29][30]
1836 No award
1838 Black-and-white photographic portrait of James David Forbes James David Forbes British "For his 'Experiments on the Polarization of Heat,' published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh" [31][32]
1840 Black-and-white lithographic portrait of Jean-Baptiste Biot Jean-Baptiste Biot French "For his researches in, and connected with, the circular Polarization of Light" [33][34]
1842 Photographic portrait of William Fox Talbot William Fox Talbot British "For his discoveries and improvements in photography" [35][36]
1844 No award
1846 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Michael Faraday Michael Faraday British "For his discovery of the Optical Phenomena developed by the action of Magnets and Electric Currents in certain Transparent Media, published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1846" [37][38]
1848 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Henri Victor Regnault Henri Victor Regnault French "For his 'Experiments to determine the Laws and the numerical data which enter into the calculation of Steam-Engines'" [39]
1850 Portrait of François Arago François Arago French "For his 'Experimental Investigations on Polarized Light,' the concluding memoirs on which were communicated to the Academy of Sciences of Paris during the last two years" [40]
1852 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir George Gabriel Stokes George Gabriel Stokes British "For his 'Discovery of the Change in the Refrangibility of Light'" [41][42]
1854 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Dr. Neil Arnott Neil Arnott British "For the successful construction of a new smoke-consuming and fuel-saving fire-grate, described in the Journal of the Society of Arts of May 12, 1854" [43]
1856 Portrait of Louis Pasteur, by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt Louis Pasteur French "For his discovery of the nature of racemic acid, and its relations to polarized light, and for the researches to which he was led by that discovery" [44]
1858 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Jules Jamin Jules Jamin French "For his various Experimental Researches on Light" [45][46]
1860 Black-and-white photographic portrait of James Clerk Maxwell James Clerk Maxwell British "For his Researches on the Composition of Colours, and other Optical papers" [47][48]
1862 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Gustav Kirchhoff Gustav Kirchhoff German "For his researches on the fixed lines of the solar spectrum, and on the inversion of the bright lines in the spectra of artificial light" [49]
1864 Black-and-white photographic portrait of John Tyndall, photographed by Lock & Whitfield John Tyndall British "For his researches on the absorption and radiation of heat by gases and vapours" [50]
1866 Black-and-white portrait of Hippolyte Fizeau Hippolyte Fizeau French "For his Optical Researches, and especially for his investigations into the Effect of Heat on the Refractive Power of Transparent Bodies" [51]
1868 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Balfour Stewart Balfour Stewart British "For his researches on the qualitative as well as quantitative relation between the emissive and absorptive powers of bodies for heat and light, published originally in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, and now made more generally accessible by the publication in 1866 of his treatise on heat" [49]
1870 Black-and-white portrait of Alfred Des Cloizeaux Alfred Des Cloizeaux French "For his researches in Mineralogical Optics" [52][53]
1872 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Anders Jonas Angström Anders Jonas Ångström Swedish "For his Researches on Spectral Analysis" [54]
1874 Black-and-white portrait of Sir Norman Lockyer Joseph Norman Lockyer British "For his spectroscopic researches on the sun and on the chemical elements" [55]
1876 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Jules Janssen, photographed by Nadar Jules Janssen French "For his numerous & important researches in the radiation and absorption of light, carried on chiefly by means of the spectroscope" [56][57]
1878 Photographic portrait of Marie Alfred Cornu, photographed by Nadar Alfred Cornu French "For his various optical researches, and especially for his recent re-determination of the velocity of propagation of light" [58]
1880 Portrait of Sir William Huggins, created by John Collier William Huggins British "For his important researches in astronomical spectroscopy, and especially for his determination of the radial component of the proper motions of stars" [59]
1882 Black-and-white portrait of Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney William de Wiveleslie Abney British "For his Photographic Researches and his discovery of the method of photographing the less refrangible part of the spectrum, especially the infra-red region; also for his Researches on the absorption of various compound bodies in this part of the spectrum" [60]
1884 Black-and-white portrait of Tobias Robertus Thalén Tobias Robertus Thalén Swedish "For his spectroscopic researches" [61]
1886 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Samuel Pierpont Langley Samuel Pierpont Langley American "For his researches on the spectrum by means of the Bolometer" [62]
1888 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Pietro Tacchini Pietro Tacchini Italian "For important and long-continued investigations, which have largely advanced our knowledge of the physics of the sun" [63][64]
1890 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Heinrich Hertz Heinrich Hertz German "For his work in electro-magnetic radiation" [65]
1892 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Nils Christoffer Dunér Nils Christoffer Dunér Swedish "For his Spectroscopic Researches on Stars" [66]
1894 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir James Dewar James Dewar British "For his researches on the properties of matter at extremely low temperatures" [67][68]
1896 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Philipp Lenard Philipp Lenard Hungarian "For their investigation of the phenomena produced outside a highly exhausted vacuum tube through which electrical discharge is taking place" [g][70][71]
Black-and-white photographic portrait of Wilhelm Röntgen, photographed by German photographer Nicola Perscheid in 1915 Wilhelm Röntgen German
1898 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir Oliver Lodge Oliver Joseph Lodge British "For his researches in radiation and in the relations between matter and ether" [72]
1900 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Henri Becquerel Henri Becquerel French "For his discoveries in radiation proceeding from Uranium" [73]
1902 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir Charles Algernon Parsons Charles Algernon Parsons British "For his success in the application of the steam turbine to industrial purposes, and for its recent extension to navigation" [74][75]
1904 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford New Zealander "For his researches on radio-activity, particularly for his discovery of the existence and properties of the gaseous emanations from radio-active bodies" [h][77][78]
1906 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Hugh Longbourne Callender Hugh Longbourne Callendar British "For his experimental work on heat" [79]
1908 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Hendrik Lorentz Hendrik Lorentz Dutch "On the ground of his investigations in optical and electrical science" [80]
1910 Heinrich Rubens German "For his researches on radiation, especially of long wave-length" [81]
1912 Black-and-white photograph of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Dutch "For his researches at low temperatures" [82][83]
1914 Black-and-white photographic portrait of John William Strutt John Strutt British "For his numerous researches in optics" [84]
1916 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir William Henry Bragg William Henry Bragg British "For his researches in X-ray radiation" [85]
1918 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Charles Fabry Charles Fabry French "For their contributions to optics" [86]
Black-and-white photographic portrait of Alfred Perot Alfred Perot
1920 Black-and-white photograph of Robert John Strutt with his son Robert Strutt British "For his researches into the properties of gases at high vacua" [87]
1922 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Pieter Zeeman Pieter Zeeman Dutch "For his researches in optics" [88]
1924 Portrait of Sir Charles Vernon Boys by John Collier Charles Vernon Boys British "For his invention of the gas calorimeter" [89]
1926 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir Arthur Schuster Arthur Schuster British "For his services to physical science, especially in the subjects of optics and terrestrial magnetism" [90]
1928 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Friedrich Paschen Friedrich Paschen German "For his contributions to the knowledge of spectra" [91]
1930 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Peter Debye Peter Debye Dutch "For his work relating to specific heats and X-ray spectroscopy" [92]
1932 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Fritz Haber Fritz Haber German "For the outstanding importance of his work in physical chemistry, especially in the application of thermodynamics to chemical reactions" [93][94]
1934 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Wander Johannes de Haas Wander Johannes de Haas Dutch "For his researches on the properties of bodies at low temperatures, and in particular, for his recent work on cooling by the use of adiabatic demagnetisation" [95]
1936 Ernest George Coker British "For his researches on the use of polarized light for investigating directly the stresses in transparent models of engineering structures" [96]
1938 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Robert W. Wood Robert Wood American "In recognition of his distinguished work and discoveries in many branches of physical optics" [97]
1940 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Manne Siegbahn Manne Siegbahn Swedish "For his pioneer work in high precision X-ray spectroscopy and its applications" [98]
1942 Gordon Dobson British "For his outstanding work on the physics of the upper air and its application to meteorology" [99]
1944 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir Harry Ricardo Harry Ricardo British "In recognition of his important contributions to research on the internal combustion engine, which have greatly influenced the development of the various types" [100]
1946 Alfred Egerton British "For his leading part in the application of modern physical chemistry to many technological problems of pressing importance" [101]
1948 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir Francis Simon Francis Simon British "For his outstanding contributions to the attainment of low temperatures and to the study of the properties of substances at temperatures near the absolute zero" [102][103]
1950 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Sir Frank Whittle Frank Whittle British "For his pioneering contributions to the jet propulsion of aircraft" [104]
1952 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Frits Zernike Frits Zernike Dutch "For his outstanding work in the development of phase-contrast microscopy" [105][106]
1954 Cecil Reginald Burch British "For his distinguished contributions to the technique for the production of high vacua and to the development of the reflecting microscope" [107][108]
1956 Frank Philip Bowden Australian "For his distinguished work on the nature of friction" [i][110]
1958 Thomas Ralph Merton British "For his distinguished researches in spectroscopy and optics" [111][112]
1960 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Alfred Gordon Gaydon Alfred Gordon Gaydon British "For his distinguished work in the field of molecular spectroscopy and particularly its application to the study of flame phenomena" [113]
1962 Dudley Maurice Newitt British "For his distinguished contributions to chemical engineering" [114][115]
1964 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Hendrik van de Hulst Hendrik van de Hulst Dutch "For his distinguished work on the scattering processes in the interplanetary medium and his prediction of the 21 cm spectral line from interstellar neutral hydrogen" [116]
1966 Black-and-white photographic portrait of William Penney William Penney British "In recognition of his distinguished and paramount personal contribution to the establishment of economic nuclear energy in Great Britain" [117][118]
1968 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Dennis Gabor Dennis Gabor Hungarian

British

"For his contributions to optics, especially by establishing the principles of holography" [119][120]
1970 Christopher Hinton British "In recognition of his outstanding contributions to engineering and of his leadership of engineering design teams in the chemical and atomic energy industries and in electricity generation" [121]
1972 Basil John Mason British "In recognition of his distinguished contributions to meteorology, particularly the physics of clouds" [122][123]
1974 Alan Cottrell British "In recognition of his contributions to physical metallurgy and particularly in extending knowledge of the role of dislocation in the fracture of metals" [124]
1976 Black-and-white photograph of Viscount Ilya Prigogine Ilya Prigogine Belgian "In recognition of his distinguished contributions to the theory of irreversible thermodynamics" [125][126]
1978 Black-and-white photographic portrait of George Porter George Porter British "In recognition of his distinguished studies of very fast chemical reactions by flash photolysis" [127][128]
1980 William Frank Vinen British "In recognition of his discovery of the quantum of circulation in superfluid helium and his development of new techniques for precise measurements within liquid helium" [129][130]
1982 Charles Gorrie Wynne British "In recognition of his unique contribution to the design of optical instruments ranging from large telescopes to bubble-chamber optics" [131]
1984 Harold Hopkins British "In recognition of his many contributions to the theory and design of optical instruments, especially of a wide variety of important new medical instruments which have made a major contribution to clinical diagnosis and surgery" [132]
1986 Denis Rooke British "In recognition of his contributions to scientific developments in the gas industry" [133][134]
1988 Felix Weinberg British "In recognition of his pioneering work on optical diagnostics and electrical aspects of combustion and his fundamental studies of flame problems associated with jet engines and furnaces" [135][136]
1990 Walter Eric Spear British "For discovering and applying techniques for depositing and characterising thin films of high quality amorphous silicon and for demonstrating that these can be doped to give useful electronic devices, such as cost-effective solar cells and large arrays of thin film transistors, now used in commercial, flat-panel, LCD colour TV screens" [137][138]
1992 Harold Neville Vazeille Temperley British "In recognition of his wide-ranging and imaginative contributions to applied mathematics and statistical physics, especially in the physical properties of liquids and the development of the Temperley-Lieb algebra" [139][140]
1994 Andrew Keller British "In recognition of his contributions to polymer science, in particular his elucidation of the basis of polymeric crystallization, a fundamental ingredient in many materials, to methods of making strong fibres and to the understanding of polymer solutions which underlie this technology" [141][142]
1996 Grenville Turner British "In recognition of his work on the 40Ar/39Ar method of dating developing this technique to a sophisticated level and one which is widely used for dating extraterrestrial and terrestrial rocks" [143][144]
1998 Photographic portrait of Sir Richard Friend Richard Friend British "In recognition of his leading research in the development of polymer-based electronics and optoelectronics leading to a very rapid growth of development activities aimed at plastic electronic displays, with advantages of very low cost, flexibility, and the option of curved or flat surfaces" [145][144]
2000 Wilson Sibbett British "In recognition of his research on ultra-short pulse laser science and technology." [146][147]
2002 Photographic portrait of Sir David King David King British "For outstanding contributions to our fundamental understanding of the structure and dynamics of reaction processes on solid surfaces" [148][149]
2004 Richard Dixon British "In recognition of his many contributions to molecular spectroscopy and to the dynamics of molecular photodissociation" [150][151]
2006 Jean-Pierre Hansen Luxembourger "For his pioneering work on molten salts and dense plasmas that has led the way to a quantitative understanding of the structure and dynamics of strongly correlated ionic liquids" [152][153]
2008 Edward Hinds British "For his extensive and highly innovative work in ultra-cold matter" [154][155]
2010 Gilbert George Lonzarich British "For his outstanding work into novel types of quantum matter using innovative instrumentation and techniques" [156]
2012 Photographic portrait of J. Roy Taylor Roy Taylor British "For his outstanding contributions to tunable ultrafast lasers and nonlinear fibre optics, including fibre Raman, soliton and supercontinuum laser sources, which translated fundamental discoveries to practical technology" [157][158]
2014 Black-and-white photographic portrait of Jeremy Baumberg Jeremy Baumberg British "For his outstanding creativity in nanophotonics, investigating many ingenious nanostructures, both artificial and natural to support novel plasmonic phenomena relevant to Raman spectroscopy, solar cell performance and meta-materials applications." [159][160]
2016 Ortwin Hess German

British

"For his pioneering work in active nano-plasmonics and optical metamaterials with quantum gain." [161][162]
2018 Ian Walmsley British "For pioneering work in the quantum control of light and matter on ultrashort timescales, especially the invention and application of new techniques for characterization of quantum and classical light fields." [163][164]
2019 Photographic portrait of Miles John Padgett Miles Padgett British "For world leading research on optical orbital momentum including an angular form of the Einstein-Padolsky-Rosen paradox" [165][166]
2020 Photographic portrait of Patrick Gill Patrick Gill British "For his development of optical atomic clocks of exquisite precision, of ultra-stable lasers and of frequency standards for fundamental physics, quantum information processing, space science, satellite navigation and Earth observation." [167][168]
2021 Photograph of Carlos Frenk Carlos Frenk Mexican

British

"For revealing via elaborate computer simulations, how small fluctuations in the early universe develop into today’s galaxies." [169][170]
2022 Photograph of Raymond Pierrehumbert Raymond Pierrehumbert American "For his wide-ranging contributions to atmospheric physics, employing fundamental principles of physics to elucidate phenomena across the spectrum of planetary atmospheres." [171][172]
2023 Photographic portrait of Polina Bayvel Polina Bayvel British "For pioneering contributions to the fundamental physics and nonlinear optics, enabling the realisation of high capacity, broad bandwidth, multi-wavelength, optical communication systems that have underpinned the information technology revolution." [173][8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This number includes three scientists of mixed background. They are Ortwin Hess (German/British), Dennis Gabor (Hungarian/British) and Carlos Frenk (Mexican/British).
  2. ^ This number includes Ortwin Hess, who is of mixed background (German/British).
  3. ^ This number includes Dennis Gabor, who is of mixed background (Hungarian/British).
  4. ^ Thompson received the medal in 1804.[9]
  5. ^ Fresnel was awarded the Rumford Medal for the year 1824 in 1827.[23]
  6. ^ At the time of the award, Melloni was living as a refugee in France for his role in the rebellion of 1831 in Parma.[28]
  7. ^ At the time of the award, Lenard was living in Germany, though he retained his Hungarian citizenship.[69]
  8. ^ At the time of the award, Rutherford was living in Montreal, working at McGill University.[76]
  9. ^ At the time of the award, Bowden was living in the United Kingdom.[109]

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