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Appendix A
DIPLOMAS,
CERTIFICATES, HONORS
received by Vladimir K. Zworykin
1
The Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize for the year 1934
The
Institute of Radio Engineers
New York, New York
January 1, 1934
2
Resident Member of The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, for the
Promotion of the Mechanic Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16, 1935
3
Republique Francaise
Ministere de
l’Education Nationale
May
30, 1939
4
A Modern Pioneer Award
The
National Association of Manufacturers
1940
5
Fellow
The
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Massachusetts May 6, 1941
6
Charter Member
Electron Microscope Society of
America
1942
7
Diploma of Membership
National
Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
April 27, 1943
8 Certificate
The War Department
Washington, D.C.
December
21, 1945
Certificate
of Merit
The United States of America
Washington, D.C.
March 1,1948
Certificate of Commendation
United
States Navy
February
1, 1947
9
Certificate of
Honor (25
years service)
RCA
Laboratories
Princeton, New Jersey
November 16,
1946
10
The Howard N. Potts Medal
The
Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, for the Promotion of
the Mechanic Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 16, 1947
11
Certificate of Membership
The
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April
24, 1948
12
Republique Francaise
Ordre National de la Legion D’Honneur
July 19, 1948
13 Gold Medal of Achievement
Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 17, 1949
14
The Lamme Medal
The
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
February 4, 1949
15
Certificate of Membership
Eta Kappa Nu Association
New York, New York
January 30, 1950
16
Honorary Member
Society of
Motion Picture Engineers
New York, New York
October 16,
1950
17
The Medal of Honor for the year 1951
The
Institute of Radio Engineers
New York, New York
January 1, 1951
18
Honorary Member
Camden County
Chamber of Commerce
State of New
Jersey
April
9,
1951
19
Member of the Hall of Fame of Popular Mechanics Magazine on the occasion of
the magazine’s Golden Anniversary
January, 1952
20
Les Chevaliers de la Croix de Lorraine et Compagnons de la Resistance
August
5, 1952
21
The Edison Medal
The
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
November 14, 1952
22
Radio Pioneers Award for Distinguished Service to Radio Pioneers 1953
23
Diplome De Merite et de Membre Du Comite D’Honneur Union
Francaise Des Inventeurs
Paris, France
April 30, 1954
24
Honorary Vice-President
Board
of Directors
Radio Corporation of America
August
6,1954
25
Presentation upon formal retirement RCA Laboratories
Princeton, New Jersey
September
18, 1954
26
Society of Television Engineers (Japanese)
May 11, 1955
27
The Institute of Electronic Communication Engineers (Japanese)
May 11, 1955
28
Certificate of Membership
Tau
Beta Pi
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 27, 1956
29
Medaille Gustave Trasenster
Association
des Ingenieurs
Sortis de L’Ecole de
Liege
March 15, 1959
30
Honorary Member
British
Institution of Radio Engineers
1959
Convention in the University
of Cambridge
July 2, 1959
31
Il Presidente
Della Republica
October 10, 1959
32
Citation
Broadcast Pioneers
1960
33
Honorary Title of “Champion”
The
Milan Fair and the International Fair for Motion
Pictures, including Television
and Documentary Film
1962
34
The Albert Sauveur Achievement Award
The American
Society for Metals
October 22, 1963
35
Pan American Medical Association
1963
36
Faraday Medal
The Institution of Electrical Engineers
Westminster
April 29, 1965
37
Certificate of Membership
National
Academy of Engineering of the United States of America
October 6, 1965
38
Chicago Electronics Industry
June 30, 1966
39
The Electronics-Electrical-Plastics Division of the Combined Jewish Appeal of Metropolitan
Chicago
June
30, 1966
40
The National Medal of Science
Awarded
by the President of the United States of America
1966
41
The Golden Plate
American Academy of Achievement
Dallas, Texas
June
17, 1967
42
Third Annual Founders’ Medal
National Academy of Engineering
Washington, D.C.
April 24, 1968
44
Certificate of Membership
The
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
New York
August 8, 1922
45
Diploma, Doctor of Philosophy
University
of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 9, 1926
46
Diploma, Doctor of Science, honoris causa
The
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
New York
June 15, 1938
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