Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

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award for scientific advancement international award research prize science award

The Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is a prestigious international science honor recognizing outstanding contributions that significantly advance scientific knowledge and its beneficial impact on society.

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Label	Occurrences
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science	10
Franklin Institute Awards Program	2
Franklin Institute Awards program	2
Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science canonical	2
Franklin Institute Award	1
Franklin Institute Awards	1
The Franklin Institute Awards	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T143806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Context triple: [Shafi Goldwasser, awardReceived, Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science]

A. John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
B. Franklin Medal
The Franklin Medal is a prestigious science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to honor outstanding achievements in scientific and technological research.
C. AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
The AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize is a prestigious award presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and its public understanding or policy.
D. National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
E. National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal
The National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal is the Academy’s most prestigious honor recognizing extraordinary contributions to the public’s understanding and use of science.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Target entity description: The Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is a prestigious international science honor recognizing outstanding contributions that significantly advance scientific knowledge and its beneficial impact on society.

A. John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
B. Franklin Medal
The Franklin Medal is a prestigious science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to honor outstanding achievements in scientific and technological research.
C. AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
The AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize is a prestigious award presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and its public understanding or policy.
D. National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
E. National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal
The National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal is the Academy’s most prestigious honor recognizing extraordinary contributions to the public’s understanding and use of science.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	award for scientific advancement ⓘ international award ⓘ research prize ⓘ science award ⓘ
administeredBy	The Franklin Institute Awards Office ⓘ linked to: The Franklin Institute
alsoKnownAs	Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science ⓘ linked to: Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
associatedInstitution	research community ⓘ science museum ⓘ
associatedWith	The Franklin Institute Awards ⓘ linked to: Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
awardedFor	outstanding contributions to scientific understanding ⓘ scientific work benefiting humanity ⓘ
awardingBody	The Franklin Institute ⓘ
category	science and technology awards ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criterion	demonstrated beneficial impact on society ⓘ significant advancement of scientific knowledge ⓘ
disciplineCoverage	various scientific disciplines ⓘ
eligibility	international researchers ⓘ living scientists ⓘ
endowment	Bower bequest ⓘ
field	science ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasComponent	certificate ⓘ medal ⓘ monetary prize ⓘ
honorType	lifetime achievement in science ⓘ
honours	individual achievement in science ⓘ
inception	1990 ⓘ
languageOfAward	English ⓘ
location	Philadelphia ⓘ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia
monetaryAward	cash prize ⓘ
namedAfter	Henry Bower ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	large cash prize relative to many science awards ⓘ
partOf	Franklin Institute Awards Program ⓘ linked to: Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
presentedBy	The Franklin Institute ⓘ
purpose	to honor advances that significantly expand scientific knowledge ⓘ to recognize outstanding scientific contributions ⓘ to recognize science with beneficial impact on society ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
selectionProcess	committee evaluation ⓘ peer review ⓘ
sponsor	Bower bequest ⓘ
status	prestigious ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shafi Goldwasser → awardReceived → Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science ⓘ

Stuart Ballantine Medal → isPartOf → Franklin Institute Awards program ⓘ