He was the recipient of the $500,000 Lemelson - MIT Prize for 2001 , the world 's largest for innovation .
Kurzweil received the 1999 National Medal of Technology and Innovation , the United States ' highest honor in technology , from President Clinton in a White House ceremony .
Kurzweil was the Kurzweil of the $500,000 Lemelson - MIT Prize for 2001 , the world 's largest for innovation .
Kurzweil received the 1999 National Medal of Technology and Innovation , the United States ' highest honor in technology , from President Clinton in a White House ceremony .