What is the Copley Medal?
Q: What is the Copley Medal?
A: The Copley Medal is an award given by the Royal Society for the most important scientific discoveries.
Q: When was it first awarded?
A: The Copley Medal was first awarded in 1731.
Q: What criteria must be met to receive the medal?
A: To receive the medal, a person must have made either "the most important scientific discovery or for the greatest contribution made by experiment".
Q: How long has it been around?
A: The Copley Medal has been around for over 170 years, as it was awarded 170 years before the first Nobel Prize.
Q: Who are some notable winners of this award?
A: Notable winners of this award include James Cook, Benjamin Franklin, William Herschel, John Hunter, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Dmitri Mendeleev, Albert Einstein, Max Planck and Francis Crick.
Q: Are there any recent winners of this award?
A: Yes - recent winners of this award include those mentioned in the text.
