In 2003 he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering "for the creation of the hand-held computing paradigm and the creation of the first commercially successful example of a hand-held computing device."
I 2003 blev han valgt som medlem af National Academy of Engineering "for opfindelsen af den håndholdte computer paradigme og opfindelsen af det første økonomisk succesfulde eksempel på en håndholdt computer."