Telford Medal
Encyclopedia
The Telford Medal is the highest prize awarded by the British Institution of Civil Engineers
(ICE) for a paper, or series of papers, in the field of engineering
. It was introduced in 1835 following a bequest made by Thomas Telford
, the ICE's first president.
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
(ICE) for a paper, or series of papers, in the field of engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
. It was introduced in 1835 following a bequest made by Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...
, the ICE's first president.