2013
Inventors bringing life-saving health solutions to the developing world
Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation
2012
Global Innovation for Scientific Solutions to the Global Water Crisis, and Energy and Fuel Efficiency
Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation
2011
Culturally Accepted, Sustainable Reconstruction in Developing Countries
Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
2010
Developed Rainwater harvesting system and mobile health clinics to improve the quality of life for villagers in rural India.
Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
2009
Invented EpiSurveyor, mobile software for public health workers
Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
2008
Invented low-cost, human-powered irrigation pumps to help subsistence farmers become self-reliant entrepreneurs.
Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
2007
Invented advanced technologies for converting biomass feedstocks into motor vehicle fuels.
Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
2006
Developed antiviral treatments for chronic diseases
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
2005
Developed the one-transistor dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
2004
2003
His inventions include significant improvements on the early cardiac pacemakers, artificial kidneys, cardiac catheters and disposable medical trays.
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
2002
Modernized the cotton industry through her scientific invention of wrinkle-free, wash-and-wear fabrics.
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
Invented and patented FreshPaper—a low-cost, compostable paper to keep produce fresher longer.
Invention Apprentice
2001
Developed the first MR (Magnetic Resonance) Scanning Machine
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
Solar distillation device to purify outdoor water and eco-friendly paper
Invention Apprentice
2000
Baby Buzzer"—a mat with a device that sounds a buzzer when stepped on, alerting parents when babies are close to staircases.
Invention Apprentice
1999
Water bicycle for both therapeutic and recreational uses and the "Cast Cooler"
Invention Apprentice
The invention of Kevlar®, the high-strength fiber that is the life-saving material of bulletproof vests.
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
1998
Inventions include automatic letter-sorting machine for the U.S. Postal Service; automatic regulation of clocks and watches; the magnetic particle clutch used in cars and airplanes; etc.
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
1997
1996
Invented a device that emitted electricity pulses to the heart.
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
1995
Co-founders of Hewlett-Packard Company
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award