International Awards For Science ,Literature And Engineering
Famous International Awards in Literature
Man booker prize
Established
– 1969 Presented by – Man Group
This award is generally known as Booker
Prize. It is conferred to the authors of original which are published in United
Kingdom. This award is presented by Man Group which is an Alternative
Investment Management business group founded by James Man in 1783. This award
carries great international importance. The award carries a cash prize of
£20,000. Originally the citizens of countries belonging to Commonwealth group,
Ireland and Zimbabwe were considered eligible to this award but later its
eligibility was widened to any English language novel.
International PEN Awards
Established – 1921 Presented by – PEN
International
PEN International is a NGO (Non-Government
Organization) formed by the group of
writers worldwide. It was established in year 1921 in London. PEN originally
stands for Poets, Essayists and Novelists but now the definition has changed to
any form of literature. It also holds the honour of World’s oldest
International Literature Organization. The role of the Pen is to promote and
encourage the enrichment of Literature works around the world. There are
various awards conferred by PEN International which are – PEN Award for poetry,
PEN Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to write Award, PEN Bellwether Prize, PEN
Lifetime achievement Award etc.
David Cohen Award
Established – 1993 Presented by – John S
Cohen Foundation and Arts Council England.
It is one the world famous literature
awards which is bestowed to British or Irish citizens. The categories include
Best writer, Best novelist, Best poet, Best essayist etc. This award is
presented for English literature only. The first recipient of this award in
year 1993 was V S Naipaul.
Famous International Awards in Science
Nobel Prize
Established – 1901 Presented by – Sweden
and Norway (Swedish Academy, Norwegian Nobel Committee)
This award is the most prestigious and
reputed in the related field of Science, Medicines, Economics and Peace. This
award was started and first conferred in year 1901. It is named after Swedish
Engineer and scientist Alfred Nobel who was chemical engineer by profession.
The will of this scientist Alfred Nobel was used as the money for presenting
prize initially. Nobel Foundation which was a private organisations used to
manage the finances related to this award as per the will of Alfred Nobel. The
Prize is presented and award ceremony hosting being done by Norway and Sweden
combined. Norway presents only the Peace Prize while remaining other awards of
different categories are presented by Sweden. This is awarded annually on Dec 10
for outstanding works in fields of i) Physics, ii) Chemistry, iii) Physiology
and Medicine, iv) Literature, v) Peace and vi) Economics.
Wilhelm Rontgen was the first person to
receive this award in Physics category for the discovery of X-Rays in year 1901.
Kalinga Award
Established – 1952 Presented by – UNESCO,
Government of India
This famous award was founded in year 1952
by initiative of Biju Patnaik who was also the founder of Kalinga Foundation
Trust in Odisha. The award was initially started by donation from Biju Patnaik
towards this trust. This award is presented by UNESCO for popularisation and
propagation of Science. The awardee should have worked for betterment of life
of common people by the use of Science and Technology. The award carries a cash
prize of 20,000 US Dollars along with Albert Einstein silver medal. In the odd
years, this award is presented by UNESCO during World Science Day celebrations
while in even years government of India bestows this award. Louis de Broglie of
France was the first winner of this award in year 1952.
Famous international awards in engineering
MacRobert Award
The premier award for UK innovation in engineering
For an engineer or small team of engineers who have made an
outstanding contribution to the advancement of any field of UK engineering
For a team that has played a
critical role in a major engineering project that has had substantial impact on
society
For the public promo
tion of engineering by an individual, small team or project
Individual
medals
For an outstanding personal contribution to UK engineering
by an early to mid-career engineer resulting in market exploitation
For exceptional contributions to engineering through
practice, management or education
For an Academy Fellow who has greatly contributed to the
Academy’s work and aims
For outstanding and sustained achievement in any engineering
discipline
A £3,000 prize for early career UK engineers, supported by
the Worshipful Company
of Engineers
This award is presented to the overall winner of the RAEng
Engineers Trust Young
Engineer of the Year award
For excellence in materials engineering
For outstanding and sustained personal achievement in
engineering by an individual who is neither a UK resident nor a British citizen
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