John Fritz medal awarded to Edward Dean Adams

The John Fritz medal, established in 1902 in honor of John Fritz, one of the great pioneers in the iron and steel industry to be awarded annually for notable scientific and industrial achievement-the highest honor bestowed by the engineering profession of this country was on January 15, awarded by the John Fritz Medal Board to Edward Dean Adams, for achievement as “an Engineer, Financier, Scientist, whose vision, courage and industry made possible the birth at Niagara Falls of hydroelectric power.” The presentation will be made at a later date.