Cecil F. Powell Memorial Medal
For an individual for the purposes of delivering a lecture in memory of C.F. Powell on the subject physics and society
Period every 3 years
Award medal
Prize winners
2005 Thibault Damour (webpage)
For making significant contributions to the theory of gravitational waves and to practical aspects of gravitational-wave detection. Lecture held in Bern, 11th July 2005 “Beyond Einstein – Physics for the 21st Century”