Welcoming the Winners of the 2010 National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation to the White House

President Barack Obama presents the 2010 National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 21, 2011. National Medal of Science recipient Dr. Rudolf Jaenisch, Cambridge, Mass.

President Obama today welcomed some of our nation's most outstanding innovators and inventors to the White House. They were all winners of the National Medals of Science and the National Medals of Technology and Innovation, our nation’s highest honor for inventions and innovation. The President praised the 2010 honorees work, and their influence as role models to the next generation of budding scientists:

Thanks to the men and women on the stage, we are one step closer to curing diseases like cancer and Parkinson’s.  Because of their work, soldiers can see the enemy at night and grandparents can see the pictures of their grandchildren instantly and constantly.  Planes are safer, satellites are cheaper, and our energy grid is more efficient, thanks to the breakthroughs that they have made. 

And even though these folks have not sought out the kind of celebrity that lands you on the cover of People magazine, the truth is that today’s honorees have made a bigger difference in our lives than most of us will ever realize. When we fill up our cars, talk on our cell phones, or take a lifesaving drug, we don’t always think about the ideas and the effort that made it all possible.  We don’t always ask ourselves how many sleepless nights went by and how many family dinners were sacrificed. But the folks behind me -- they know.  They worked those long nights. They made those sacrifices.  They took on those challenges and ran those experiments and devoted their lives to expanding the reach of human understanding.  

And that’s why we recognize them today. Because America has always been a place where good ideas can thrive and dreams can become real -- where innovation is encouraged and the greatest minds in the world are free to push the very limits of science and technology.  

To understand that, you don’t have to look any further than the people on this stage. Three-quarters of our honorees were born outside of the United States.  From China, Germany, India, Canada and England, they searched for the best universities and the most advanced labs -- and they found them here, because America is the best place in the world to do the work that they do.

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Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/21/welcoming-winners-2010-national-medals-science-technology-and-innovation-white-house

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