Takeo Kanade Wins Bower Prize
Matt Mason just passed along some wonderful news: The Robotics Institute’s Takeo Kanade has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science. The award, which is given by the Franklin Institute, explains the award this way:
For 184 years, The Franklin Institute, has honored the greatest men and women of science, engineering, and technology. The Franklin Institute Awards are among the oldest and most prestigious comprehensive science awards in the world.
Among science’s highest honors, The Franklin Institute Awards identify individuals whose great innovation has benefited humanity, advanced science, launched new fields of inquiry, and deepened our understanding of the universe.
The award carries a $250,000 prize, making it “one of the richest science prizes in America.”
Congratulations to Takeo Kanade! It’s such an honor to be associated with him.
Peter Lee @ March 3, 2008