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Yes, of course; i meant why this one took so long.

• Jtsummers 3y ago
  Because it's a career achievement award. Look at the other people who have received it and when, in their lives, they received it. It's also a bit of a broader category of award than the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal he received 3 decades ago which is for the field of telecommunications. Vint Cerf only received it last year himself. It also looks like it's not awarded to more than one person at a time, and it's only awarded annually, so that limits the number of people who could ever possibly receive it quite a bit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_Medal_of_Honor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_Medal_of_Honor
  • rramadass 3y ago
    Agreed; but sometimes it just feels like these award committees have no sense of timing and it often appears like a case of "too little too late". Awards should be given as soon as a person's discoveries/inventions have been validated and when people are still aware of them to make an impact on public consciousness.