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Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today congratulated the five New York finalists of the 1998 Discover Magazine Awards for Technological Innovation. The ninth annual award ceremony, honoring the inventors and engineers of the technological age who are responsible for the advances that enrich modern life, will be held June 6, 1998 at Florida's Epcot Center.
"It is truly a pleasure to welcome some of the great minds of science to City Hall," Mayor Giuliani said. "The finalists of the Discover Awards for Technology Innovation have all made their own unique contribution to science. Their technological achievements will have a dramatic impact on medicine, genetics, finance and the television and film industry. These scientists have dedicated their lives to making our world that much better. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I want to congratulate these finalists and all scientific innovators who continue to amaze us with their new discoveries."
From over 4,000 entries, Discover Magazine has selected 40 finalists from around the world. An expert panel of judges will now choose winners in nine categories: environment; aviation and aerospace; transportation; computer hardware and electronics; computer software; sight; robotics; and sound. The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, an independent federal government agency established by Congress in 1992, will also award its annual $100,000 fellowship to one of the 40 finalists at the award ceremony.
Mayor Giuliani welcomed the following Discover Awards finalists to City Hall: