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Obverse side of the gold medal given to the winner of the Charles Stark Draper Prize, awarded annually by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Draper Prize
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Also known as: Charles Stark Draper Prize
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Obverse side of the gold medal given to the winner of the Charles Stark Draper Prize, awarded annually by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
Draper Prize
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Charles Stark Draper Prize
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Draper Prize, award given by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for specific engineering achievements that have significantly affected modern society “by improving the quality of life, providing the ability to live freely and comfortably, and/or permitting access to information.” The prize is given in honour of the 20th-century American aeronautical engineer Charles Stark Draper (1901–87) and is endowed by a research laboratory founded by Draper in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The award consists of a gold medal and $500,000. The prize is awarded for achievements in any engineering discipline. Winners have included Sir Frank Whittle and Hans von Ohain, inventors ...(100 of 297 words)

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