
President Donald Trump will present the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Elon Musk, Sergei Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Michael Dell and Satya Nadella at a White House ceremony on Thursday, honoring their contributions to American innovation and global leadership in science and technology.
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The National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government for achievements in science and technology.
President Donald Trump will present close ally Elon Musk and other tech bosses with the top US scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House said.
Google co-founder Sergei Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su will also receive the National Medal of Science at the “Science: A New Golden Age” summit.
Computer mogul Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will get the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the top award in its field.
“The Trump administration is grateful for the contributions of these incredible leaders in science and technology. These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said in a statement on Wednesday.

U.S. President Trump is expected to award the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Musk, Huida CEO Jensen Huang, Google co-founder Brin and Super Micro CEO Lisa Su, while Dell Technologies CEO Dell and Microsoft CEO Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

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