Queen Elizabeth Prize winners show the huge opportunities in engineering

Stephen Tetlow MBE, Chief Executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said in response to the announcement of the first winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

Stephen Tetlow MBE, Chief Executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said in response to the announcement of the first winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering:

“Today’s winners demonstrate engineering is not a profession about dirty work in dingy factories but about making things that improve the world in which we live.

“The Internet and world wide web have revolutionised the way we live today, and I’d like to congratulate Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, Louis Pouzin, Tim Berners-Lee and Marc Andreessen.

“The success of these individuals shows the huge opportunities of a career in engineering.  Their success will help inspire the problem-solving engineers of tomorrow.”