Scientific American 50 Award:
first annual celebration of visionaries from the worlds of research, industry and politics whose recent accomplishments point toward a brighter technological future for everyone.
Awardees include:
- Alice H. Amsden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Identified strategies for economic development that could be of singular value to non-Western countries on the rise.
- Ken Deering, Wind Turbine Company, designed new wind turbines that are more efficient and produce more power.
- Lawrence Lessig, Stanford University Law School, argued against interpretations of copyright that could stifle innovation and discourse online.
