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Line 1: The '''Lemelson-MIT Prize''', endowed in [[1994]] by [[Jerome H. Lemelson]], and administered through the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], is awarded to [[inventor]]s from the [[United States]] for outstanding achievement. The winner receives $500,000, making it the largest cash prize for [[invention]] ~~prize~~in the U.S. In addition to ~~the~~$500,000 prize ~~itself~~, ~~prizes~~there ~~are~~is also ~~given~~a ~~for lifetime achievement~~$100,000 ~~student~~Award ~~inventors,~~for Sustainability and ~~apprentice~~$30,000 ~~inventors~~student prize. == List of winners == ===2006=== James Fergason for his liquid crystal display innovations. ===2005===

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