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
Solar distillation device to purify outdoor water and eco-friendly paper
Invention Apprentice
Developed the first MR (Magnetic Resonance) Scanning Machine
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
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
The invention of Kevlar®, the high-strength fiber that is the life-saving material of bulletproof vests.
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
Water bicycle for both therapeutic and recreational uses and the "Cast Cooler"
Invention Apprentice
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