The New York herald., 1922-07-07
JOHN FRITZ MEDAL
GIVEN TO MARCONI
Highest Honor Of Engineering
Societies Of America Award
ed to italian Scientist.
PRESENTED BY THOMSON
Inventor in Address Expects
Wireless to Help Toward
World Peace.

The honor that the Engineering So
cieties of America have conferred upon
such scientists as George Westinghouse.
Alexander Graham Bell. Thomas Alva
Edison. Elihu Thomson. ]. Waldo Smith.
George w. Goethals. Orville Wright and
others-the John Fritz gold medal and
diploma--was conferred upon Guglielmo
Marconi last night In the Engineering
Societies Building. 29 West Thirty-ninth
street.
Sitting beside Mr.. Marconi on the
platform were four other men who have
received the high honor. They wert
Messrs. Thomson, Smith, Goethals and
Wright. DR.. Thomson. the dean of the
electrical engineering profession II,
America, made the presentation.
Speeches were made by Prof Comfort
A. Adams of Harvard University james
r. Sheffield. president of the Union
League Club Prof. Michael I. Pupin of
Columbia University and a short one
self to appreciations. He said:
Il am extremely grateful for the very
kind and flattering remarks which have
been made In respect Of myself and my
work by the distinguished gentlemen
who have been good enough to speak
here tonight.
1T Is indeed great distinction and
encouragement to further efforts being
received. as I AMI may say invari-
ably received-in this great country, and
to meet here among my friends those
who represent the best intellect in
science and applied science as exempli-
fide In the persons composing the great
national engineering societies Of AIneri-
ca.
IT have long realized that in America,
more than anywhere else. the most
cordial and generous encoura cement is
given to any honest endeavor to apply
science to useful and practical purposes.
II consider myself fortunate that
much Of my early work in radio has
been carried out In this country. for l
cannot help feeling that you realize that
wireless communication has become use-
full, and often necessary, on sea and on
land. besides tending to increase and
simplify the facilities for closer COM
munications between distant people on
this EARTH thus contributing, hope. to
make good will take the place of the
unrest and mutual suspicion which un-
fortunately seem at present to be a
dominating feeling among many ma
tions.
1T Is a great honor for me to be ad-
mitted. TIN ough your award. to the
ranks of the eminent men upon whom
the John Fritz medal has been bestowed.
II beg to express my very high ap-
probation Of this honor, and to offer my
most grateful thanks for the distinc-
ton thus conferred upon me-"
Mr.. Marconi Is the nineteenth recipient
Of the John Fritz medal, an award
founded in 1902 as a memorial to John
Fritz. the great metallurgist of Bethle-
hem. Pa. Mr.. Sheffield's speech was
based upon his personal knowledge OF
Marconi, the man. Prof. Pupin spoke
of Marconi from the more scientific side.
IMarconi. who Is president Of the Lloyd
Sabaudo. will communicate by wireless
telephone to-day with the lines fine
flagship Conte Rosso. which sailed yes
terday for Naples and Genoa. He will
test the sending strength of the Rosso
with his own powerful radio telephone
apparatus aboard the yacht Elettra, now
anchored in the Hudson. MarconfSuper-
vised the installation of the Rosso's s
wireless telephone outfit. and 1t was said
yesterday that he might be able to keep
in telephone touch with the liner about
two dayS,