Honoring the
Leading Scientists in
Communications and
the Internet

The Marconi Society identifies and supports groundbreaking achievements that have contributed significantly to human progress.

  • About the Society

    Read about the creative works of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs in the telecommunications field. More...

  • Marconi Fellows

    Fellows are recognized for their lasting scientific contributions to human progress in the field of communications science and the Internet. More...

  • Young Scholars

    Learn about the Marconi Society Young Scholar program past winners. More... . To nominate a Young Scholar, click here.

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Adobe Systems Founders Win 2010 Marconi Prize

Charles M. GeschkeJohn E. WarnockThe 2010 Marconi Society Prize will be awarded to Adobe Systems founders, John E. Warnock and Charles M. Geschke, visionary business leaders and technological innovators who together helped fundamentally transform the world of print communications from a manual, mechanical process to a digital work flow.

The two were selected for the prestigious award considered the highest honor specifically devoted to the field of communications and information science­ for their research on printing and imaging technology and their development of Adobe® PostScript®. The duo will be awarded the $100,000 Marconi Prize October 15th at the annual Marconi Awards Dinner at the Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel in Menlo Park, CA.

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Upcoming Programs

Oct 15

2010 Marconi Society
Award Gala

Award dinner honoring the 2010 Marconi Fellows. Location – Rosewood Hotel, Menlo Park, California

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Oct 15

2010 Marconi Society
Symposium

“Understanding the Innovation Ecosystem”. Location –Stanford Research Institute (SRI), Menlo Park, California

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Marconi Fellows in the News

Sir Charles Kao

Kao Awarded Knighthood

Nobel Prize winner has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours

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Invention of the Laser Anniversary

In the 50th anniversary year of the invention of the laser, the Marconi Society proudly salutes its members whose research and innovations helped advance this transformative development, including: Izuo Hayashi, Charles Kuen Kao, David Payne, and Arthur Schawlow.

More information: Washington Post, The Epoch Times.

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Marconi Prize