Iranian American scholar Lotfi Zadeh Wins 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal October 05, 2009 Esteemed Iranian American scholar Lotfi Zadeh was awarded the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in electrical engineering. A graduate of Tehran University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Columbia University, Zadeh received the award for his theory of “fuzzy logic”. His theory, which … Continue reading Iranian American scholar Lotfi Zadeh Wins 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal