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What is the Automation
Hall of Fame?
It is an information and awareness program designed
to increase recognition of the significance of industry to our way
of life. Its core event is an annual dinner held to honor past and
new inductees. It further fulfills this mission through its video
station within the Manufacturing Technology exhibit at the Museum
of Science and Industry in Chicago and through an extensive multi-media
public relations program.
Also in furtherance of our program, this web site
portrays the amazing history of industrial evolution since ancient
times of hand-made products; it offers a multifaceted presentation
of today's highly technical manufacturing enterprise, including
career opportunities; it looks into the future through links with
today's research and development programs that will define future
industrial processes and products.
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Who operates the Automation
Hall of Fame?
It is a venture of Ralph E. Richardson and Robert
A. Malone, now retired and formerly Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
of Managing Automation magazine.
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Who are the honorees of the
Automation Hall of Fame?
They are innovators, inventors, engineers, managers,
and philosophers, men and women from the past and living today,
who have made significant contributions to industrial progress.
They range from Leonardo da Vinci, who conceived the basic working
principles of mechanical devices and tools, to E. Edwards Deming,
the acknowledged authority on Statistical Quality Control, and Marcian
E. Hoff, the prime inventor of the microprocessor.
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How are honorees chosen for
the Automation Hall of Fame?
Recommendation of candidates for the Prometheus
medal may be made by anyone from industry, academia or government,
by visitors to our Museum site or by visitors to this web site.
Electors are the members of the Board of Advisors
to the Automation Hall of Fame. The distinguished Board members
comprise a cross section of leaders from industry, government and
academia, who offer a wide-ranging knowledge of industrial processes
and technologies.
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Why is Prometheus used as
the symbol for the honorary medal?
Industrial progress occurs through the creativity
of individuals working at different times and in different places.
But if one single act can be said to have transformed the world,
it is the act attributed to Prometheus, the Titan from Greek mythology
who stole fire from the gods on Mount Olympus and gave it to mankind.
It is appropriate, therefore, that the transformation of the world
through the genius of our inductees is recognized by the bestowal
of the Prometheus medal.
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When and where are the award
ceremonies for the Prometheus Medal?
These black tie dinners will be held each September
in Chicago. Attendance is by invitation. These dinners are expected
to become a central gathering place for leaders from industry, government
and academia joining the Board of Advisors and current and previous
winners of the Prometheus Medal from around the world.
Should you wish to attend, please contact us at
info@automationhalloffame.org.
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