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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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