John Scott Medal

John Scott Award
CountryUSA
Presented byThe Franklin Institute and the City Council of Philadelphia
First award1816
Websitehttps://thejohnscottaward.org/index.html

John Scott Award, created in 1816 as the John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium, is presented to men and women whose inventions improved the "comfort, welfare, and happiness of human kind" in a significant way. Since 1919 the Board of Directors of City Trusts of Philadelphia provide this award, recommended by an advisory committee.

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