| Charles M. Vest |
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| Revitalization of partnerships among academia, government, and industry |
| Massachusetts Insititute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) or Arlington, VA |
Education |
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| Herwig W. Kogelnik |
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| Development of the technology of lasers, optoelectronics, integrated optics, and lightwave communication systems |
| Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs (Murray Hill, NJ) of Fair Haven |
Communications |
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| James E. West |
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| Co-inventor of the electric microphone in 1962 |
| The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) of Plainfield, NJ |
Communications |
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| Leslie A. Geddes |
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| Contributions to electrode design and tissue restoration leading to the development of the modern implantable medical device field |
| Purdue University, Lafayette, IN |
Medicine |
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| Paul G. Kaminsky |
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| Development of advanced, unconventional imagining from space for national security and the development of advanced systems with greatly enhanced survivability |
| Technovation, Inc., Fairfax Station, VA |
Aerospace and Aviation |
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