2019
2018
Inventor of reCAPTCHA, co-inventor of CAPTCHA and creator of a free language-learning platform, Duolingo
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Invented healthcare tools that can better integrate with the human body
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2010
Invented the world’s first bioorthogonal chemical reaction, a technology for labeling biomolecules in living cells or animals
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2009
Invented Dip-Pen Nanolithography and nanoparticle-based biodetection schemes
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2008
Invented PRINT® (Particle Replication in Non-wetting Templates) technology used to manufacture nanocarriers in medicine.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2007
Invented an amplified chemical sensor that uses molecular wires to detect the presence of vapors from explosives.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2006
2005
Created a sonar tool to isolate different movements inside the human body: Transcutaneous Doppler system
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2004
2003
Invented some of modern molecular biology's core instruments, including the DNA Sequencer.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2002
Invented IBOT, a battery-powered wheelchair that can climb stairs and the Segway.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
2001
2000
1999
Revolutionized the semiconductor industry with very-large-integrated circuits.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
1998
Langer's research into polymers led to the slow release of micro-encapsulated doses of ionic drugs, peptides and other large molecule drugs
Lemelson-MIT Prize
1997
1996
Opened the door to genetic engineering and laid the foundations for gene therapy and the biotechnology industry
Lemelson-MIT Prize