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Team on 08 September 2006
Award acknowledges Maxwell's legacy
Wolfson Microelectronics is funding a new annual award in memory of James Clerk Maxwell.
Some of the world's most phenomenal scientists and engineers are to be set what many may see as an impossible challenge The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Wolfson Microelectronics and The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) have teamed-up to create an annual, international award to encourage and reward transforming developments in electronics and electrical engineering or related fields which are profoundly improving people's lives
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The scale of the challenge lies in the identity of the pioneering Scottish scientist whom the prize commemorates - James Clerk Maxwell.
A hero of Einstein's and the man who laid the foundations for almost all aspects of communications central to the way we live our lives today, Clerk Maxwell will be no easy act to follow.
President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Sir Michael Atiyah, said: "Maxwell ranks with Einstein as one of the founders of modern physics and deserves much greater recognition in Scotland that he has previously received".
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"This is the 175th anniversary of Maxwell's birth and I am delighted that the IEEE is joining forces with the RSE and Wolfson Microelectronics to create this significant new international award which recognises Maxwell's contribution to the whole of modern technology".
The exceptional winner of The IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Award will receive a $20,000 prize and a prestigious gold medal.
The new award is being funded by Wolfson Microelectronics, a global leader in the supply of high performance mixed-signal chips for the digital consumer market.
Wolfson's global headquarters are in Edinburgh, Maxwell's place of birth.
David Milne, CEO of Wolfson Microelectronics, commented: "Maxwell made a tremendous contribution to maths, astronomy and engineering, and is considered by many to be the father of electromagnetic theory".
"Wolfson is delighted to pay tribute to his remarkable legacy by supporting this award".
"It is essential that we encourage and reward the best international work in electronics and electrical engineering in order to encourage potential engineers and support the Maxwells of the future".
"Seeking world-class competition, we are spreading the net wide - worldwide and there are no restrictions as to race, gender or age".
The IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Award will be presented at the prestigious IEEE honours Ceremony in the USA.
The winner will also discuss their outstanding work at a high profile event in Scotland.
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