The IEEE John von Neumann Medal was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually "for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology." The achievements may be theoretical, technological, or entrepreneurial, and need not have been made immediately prior to the date of the award.

The medal is named after John von Neumann

John von Neumann

John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodic theory, geometry, fluid dynamics, economics and game theory, computer science, numerical analysis,...

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Recipients

The following people have received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal:

• 1992: C. Gordon Bell
• 1993: Frederick P. Brooks
• 1994: John Cocke
  John Cocke
  John Cocke was an American computer scientist recognized for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design. He is considered by many to be "the father of RISC architecture."...
  
  
• 1995: Donald E. Knuth
• 1996: Carver A. Mead
• 1997: Maurice V. Wilkes
• 1998: Ivan Edward Sutherland
• 1999: Douglas C. Engelbart
• 2000: John L. Hennessy
  John L. Hennessy
  John LeRoy Hennessy is an American computer scientist and academician. Hennessy is one of the founders of MIPS Computer Systems Inc. and is the 10th President of Stanford University.-Background:...
  
   and David A. Patterson
• 2001: Butler W. Lampson
• 2002: Ole-Johan Dahl
  Ole-Johan Dahl
  Ole-Johan Dahl was a Norwegian computer scientist and is considered to be one of the fathers of Simula and object-oriented programming along with Kristen Nygaard.- Career :...
  
   and Kristen Nygaard
  Kristen Nygaard
  Kristen Nygaard was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer and politician. He was born in Oslo and died of a heart attack in 2002.-Object-oriented programming:...
  
  
• 2003: Alfred V. Aho
• 2004: Barbara H. Liskov
• 2005: Michael Stonebraker
  Michael Stonebraker
  Michael Ralph Stonebraker is a computer scientist specializing in database research.Through a series of academic prototypes and commercial startups, Stonebraker's research and products are central to many relational database systems on the market today...
  
  
• 2006: Edwin Catmull
  Edwin Catmull
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• 2007: Charles P. Thacker
  Charles P. Thacker
  Charles P. Thacker is an American pioneer computer designer.-Biography:Thacker was born in Pasadena, California on February 26, 1943.He received his B.S...
  
  
• 2008: Leslie Lamport
  Leslie Lamport
  Leslie Lamport is an American computer scientist. A graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, he received a B.S. in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from Brandeis University, respectively in 1963 and 1972...
  
  
• 2009: Susan L. Graham
  Susan L. Graham
  Susan L. Graham is a computer scientist. Graham is the Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor in the Computer Science Division of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley...
  
  
• 2010: John Hopcroft
  John Hopcroft
  John Edward Hopcroft is an American theoretical computer scientist. His textbooks on theory of computation and data structures are regarded as standards in their fields. He is the IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science at Cornell University.He received his...
  
   and Jeffrey Ullman
  Jeffrey Ullman
  Jeffrey David Ullman is a renowned computer scientist. His textbooks on compilers , theory of computation , data structures, and databases are regarded as standards in their fields.-Early life & Career:Ullman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering...
  
  
• 2011: C. A. R. Hoare
  C. A. R. Hoare
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There is also a John von Neumann Theory Prize

John von Neumann Theory Prize

The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciencesis awarded annually to an individual who has made fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences.The Prize named after mathematician John von...

 awarded by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences is an international society for practitioners in the fields of operations research and management science...

 (INFORMS) for contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences.

See also

• John von Neumann Theory Prize
  John von Neumann Theory Prize
  The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciencesis awarded annually to an individual who has made fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences.The Prize named after mathematician John von...
  
  
• List of medals
• Prizes named after people
  Prizes named after people
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