US President Donald Trump honoured six leading American innovators with the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the White House on Thursday, including Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk.
Trump praised Musk as a “national treasure” and a “modern-day Thomas Edison.” He also described the six recipients as national treasures helping to pioneer an “incredible future” for the country.
Six technology and science leaders honoured
The other honourees were:
- Sergey Brin
- Jensen Huang
- Lisa Su
- Michael Dell
- Satya Nadella
The awards recognised the six innovators at a White House ceremony, with recipients receiving the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
