Prince Philip Medal

Prince Philip Medal

The Prince Philip Medal is named after HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is the Senior Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). In 1989, Prince Philip agreed to the commissioning of solid gold medals to be "awarded periodically to an engineer of any nationality who has made an exceptional contribution to engineering as a whole through practice, management or education." [RAE: [http://www.raeng.org.uk/prizes/philip/default.htm Prince Philip Medal] ] The first of these medals was awarded in 1991 to Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle.

Previous honorees have included:

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