Elliott Cresson Medal [SEP] conferred by
Elliott Cresson Medal
The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute. The award was established by Elliott Cresson, life member of the Franklin Institute, with $1,000 granted in 1848. The endowed award was to be "for some discovery in the Arts and Sciences, or for the invention or improvement of some useful machine, or for some new process or combination of materials in manufactures, or for ingenuity skill or perfection in workmanship." The
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- William Cowper, British anatomist – Cowper's gland
- Michael Cowpland, British businessman – Corel (the first two letters were lifted from his first name), Mitel with Terry Matthews (Mitel stands MIke and TErry's Lawnmowers)
- Richard Cox, British horticulturist – Cox's Orange Pippin
- Bettino Craxi, Italian Prime Minister – Craxism
- Seymour Cray, American computerengineer and inventor – Cray Research
- Elliott Cresson, American businessman – Elliott Cresson Medal
- Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt and Alfons Maria