The Trump administration announced that President Donald Trump presented the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to six people at the “Science: A New Golden Age” summit on October 8 (local time). Both awards are regarded as the United States’ highest honors for achievements in science and technology.

The National Medal of Science went to Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation was awarded to Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Musk was recognized for large-scale engineering achievements in space exploration, intelligent systems and communications, as well as for renewing U.S. technological leadership and opening a new chapter in manufacturing. Brin was honored for developing foundational algorithms for information retrieval and data processing that changed how people access information worldwide. Huang was cited for advances in processor design and software that developed GPUs into general-purpose computing architectures, supporting scientific computing and progress in “superintelligence.”

Su was recognized for innovations in processor architecture and chiplet integration, and for leading semiconductor engineering and high-performance computing over many years, including work that helped deliver the world’s first exascale supercomputer. Dell was honored for his technical and business leadership in expanding personal and enterprise computing and building a global technology company. Nadella was cited for renewing Microsoft for a new era of cloud computing and building hyperscale infrastructure to enable the training and global deployment of U.S. “superintelligence.”

The president has presented the National Medal of Science since 1963 and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation since 1985. The summit brought together scientists and engineers to put into practice the policy report “Science: A New Golden Age,” which presidential science and technology adviser Michael Kratsios released in July. The report is described as a comprehensive review of the U.S. science and technology system, the first since Vannevar Bush’s 1945 report “Science: The Endless Frontier.” Musk, Huang, Su and Nadella had also attended the “Super Intelligence Luncheon” with AI industry executives at the White House on September 29.

The Trump administration announced that President Donald Trump presented the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to six people at the “Science: A New Golden Age” summit on October 8 (local time). Both awards are regarded as the United States’ highest honors for achievements in science and technology.

The National Medal of Science went to Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation was awarded to Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Musk was recognized for large-scale engineering achievements in space exploration, intelligent systems and communications, as well as for renewing U.S. technological leadership and opening a new chapter in manufacturing. Brin was honored for developing foundational algorithms for information retrieval and data processing that changed how people access information worldwide. Huang was cited for advances in processor design and software that developed GPUs into general-purpose computing architectures, supporting scientific computing and progress in “superintelligence.”

Su was recognized for innovations in processor architecture and chiplet integration, and for leading semiconductor engineering and high-performance computing over many years, including work that helped deliver the world’s first exascale supercomputer. Dell was honored for his technical and business leadership in expanding personal and enterprise computing and building a global technology company. Nadella was cited for renewing Microsoft for a new era of cloud computing and building hyperscale infrastructure to enable the training and global deployment of U.S. “superintelligence.”

The president has presented the National Medal of Science since 1963 and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation since 1985. The summit brought together scientists and engineers to put into practice the policy report “Science: A New Golden Age,” which presidential science and technology adviser Michael Kratsios released in July. The report is described as a comprehensive review of the U.S. science and technology system, the first since Vannevar Bush’s 1945 report “Science: The Endless Frontier.” Musk, Huang, Su and Nadella had also attended the “Super Intelligence Luncheon” with AI industry executives at the White House on September 29.