2019 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Goes to GPS

The United Kingdom’s 2019 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to the creators of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS).

Four engineers — Dr. Bradford Parkinson, Professor James Spilker, Hugo FrueHauf and Richard Schwartz — were honoured for creating the first truly global, satellite-based positioning system. The QEPrize is a prestigious worldwide engineering accolade, a £1 million prize that celebrates the global impact of engineering innovation on humanity.

The 2019 winners were announced Feb. 12 by Lord Browne of Madingley, chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal (Princess Anne) in London.

The four winners will be formally honoured at a ceremony later this year.

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