U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke today joined President Barack Obama in announcing and congratulating the 2008 winners of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The medal is the nation’s highest honor for technological and scientific achievement. President Obama will present the medals at a White House ceremony on October 7.
“Innovation is the key to our economic recovery, and the medical and telecommunication advances of the 2008 medalists are truly awe-inspiring,” Locke said. “Their innovations have revolutionized desktop publishing, reasserted American leadership in high-performance computing, and saved the lives of millions of people.All Americans owe a great deal of gratitude to these men and women. I look forward to joining President Obama in honoring them at the White House in October.” The 2008 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners are: The Medal program is administered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Additional information is available at www.uspto.gov/nmti.
White House Press Release
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
