The Bakerian Medal is one of the premier medals[2] of the
Royal Society that recognizes exceptional and outstanding science. It comes with a medal award and a prize lecture. The medalist is required to give a lecture on any topic related to
physical sciences. It is awarded annually to individuals in the field of physical sciences, including computer science.
2024
Michele Dougherty, for her scientific leadership of the Cassini magnetic field instrument at Saturn, seminal research findings on potential life support on Enceladus and leadership of forthcoming missions to probe Jupiter’s icy moons
2023
Andrew Zisserman, for research on computational theory and commercial systems for geometrical analysis of images, and for being a pioneer and leading scientist in machine learning for vision, especially image recognition[4]
2022
Michelle Simmons, for seminal contributions to our understanding of nature at the atomic-scale by creating a sequence of world-first quantum electronic devices in which individual atoms control device behaviour[5]
2021
Victoria Kaspi, for her research focused on neutron stars and their utility for constraining basic physics[6]
2020 Sir
James Hough, for his world-leading work on suspensions systems for the test masses used in laser interferometry, pivotal to the successful detection of gravitational waves.[7]
2019
Edward Hinds, for his achievements in controlling individual atoms, molecules and photons.
2018
Susan Solomon, her contributions in atmospheric science especially on polar ozone depletion.
2017
Andrew Hopper, for his work in computer networking and sentient computing systems.[8]
2016
Andrea Ghez, The monster at the heart of our galaxy
2015
John Ellis, The Long Road to the Higgs Boson - and Beyond
2014
Lynn Gladden, It’s magnetic resonance – but not as you know it[9]
1895
Augustus George Vernon Harcourt &
William Esson, On the Laws of Connexion between the Conditions of a Chemical Change and its Amount. III. Further Researches on the Reaction of Hydrogen Dioxide and Hydrogen Iodide.
1875
William Grylls Adams, On the Forms of Equipotential Curves and Surfaces and on Lines of Flow.
1874
J. Norman Lockyer, Researches in Spectrum Analysis in connexion with the Spectrum of the Sun. Part III.
1873
Earl of Rosse, On the Radiation of Heat from the Moon, the Law of its Absorption by our Atmosphere, and its variation in Amount with her Phases.
1872
William Kitchen Parker, On the Structure and Development of the Skull of the Salmon.
1871
Charles William Siemens, On the Increase of Electrical Resistance in Conductors with Rise of Temperature, and its Application to the Measure of Ordinary and Furnace Temperatures.
1870
John William Dawson, On the Pre-Carboniferous Flora of North-Eastern America, and more especially on that of the Erian (Devonian) Period.
1869
Thomas Andrews, The Continuity of the Gaseous and Liquid States of Matter.
1867
Frederick Augustus Abel, Researches on Gun-Cotton. (Second Memoir). On the Stability of Gun-Cotton.
1866
James Clerk Maxwell, On the Viscosity or Internal Friction of Air and other Gases.
1865
Henry Enfield Roscoe, On a Method of Meteorological Registration of the Chemical Action of Total Daylight.
1864
John Tyndall, Contributions to Molecular Physics: being the Fifth Memoir of Researches on Radiant Heat.
1863
Henry Clifton Sorby, On the Direct Correlation of Mechanical and Chemical Forces.
1862
Warren De la Rue, On the Total Solar Eclipse of 18 July 1860, observed at Rivabellosa, near Miranda de Ebro in Spain.
1861
John Tyndall, On the Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gases and Vapours, and on the Physical Connexion of radiation, Absorption and Conduction.
1860
William Fairbairn, Experimental Researches to determine the Law of Superheated Steam.
1859
Edward Frankland, Researches on Organo-metallic Bodies. Fourth Memoir.
1858
John Peter Gassiot, On the Stratifications and dark band in Electrical Discharges as observed in Torricellian Vacua.
1857
Michael Faraday, Experimental Relations of Gold (and other metals) to Light.
1856
William Thomson, On the Electro-dynamic Qualities of Metals.
1855
John Tyndall, On the Nature of the Force by which Bodies are repelled from the Poles of a Magnet; to which is prefixed an account of some experiments on Molecular Influences.
1853
Edward Sabine, On the Influence of the Moon on the Magnetic Declination at Toronto, St Helena, and Hobarton.
1852
Charles Wheatstone, Contributions to the Physiology of Vision. Part II. On some remarkable and hitherto unobserved Phenomena on Binocular Vision (continued).
1851
Michael Faraday, Experimental Researches in Electricity. Twenty-Fourth Series.
1849
Michael Faraday, Experimental Researches in Electricity. Twenty-Second Series.
1848 Revd
William Whewell, Researches on the Tides. Thirteenth Series. On the Tides of the Pacific, and on the Diurnal Inequality.
1847
William Robert Grove, On certain Phenomena of Voltaic Ignition and the Decomposition of Water into its constituent Gases by Heat.
1846
James David Forbes, Illustrations of the Viscous Theory of Glacier Motion.
1845
Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny, Memoir on the Rotation of Crops, and on the Quantity of Inorganic Matters abstracted from the Soil by various Plants under different circumstances.
1844
Richard Owen, A Description of certain Belemnites, preserved, with a great proportion of their soft parts, in the Oxford Clay, at Christian-Malford, Wilts.
1843
Charles Wheatstone, An Account of several new Instruments and Processes for determining the Constants of a Voltaic Circuit.
1842
James David Forbes, On the Transparency of the Atmosphere and the Law of Extinction of the Solar Rays in passing through it.
1841
George Newport, On the Organs of Reproduction and the Development of the Myriapoda.
1840
George Biddell Airy, On the Theoretical Explanation of an apparent new Polarity of Light.
1839
William Snow Harris, Inquiries concerning the Elementary Laws of Electricity.
1838
James Ivory, On the Theory of the Astronomical Refractions.
1835
Charles Lyell, On the Proofs of a gradual Rising of the Land in certain parts of Sweden.
1834 Not appointed
1833
Samuel Hunter Christie, Experimental Determination of the Laws of Magneto-Electric Induction in different masses of the same metal, and its intensity in different metals.
1832
Michael Faraday, Experimental Researches in Electricity; Second Series.
1831 No record of lecture
1830 No record of lecture
1829
Michael Faraday, On the manufacture of Glass for Optical Purposes.
1827
George Pearson, Researches to discover the Faculties of Pulmonary Absorption with respect to Charcoal.
1826
Humphry Davy, On the Relations of Electrical and Chemical Changes.
1825 No record of lecture
1824 No record of lecture
1823
John F.W. Herschel, On certain Motions produced in Fluid Conductors when transmitting the Electric Current.
1822 No record of lecture
1821
Edward Sabine, An Account of Experiments to determine the Amount of the Dip of the Magnetic Needle in London, in August 1821; with Remarks on the Instruments which are usually employed in such determination.
1820
Henry Kater, On the best kind of Steel, and form, for a Compass Needle.
1819
William Thomas Brande, On the Composition and Analysis of the inflammable Gaseous Compounds resulting from the destructive Distillation of Coal and Oil; with some Remarks on their relative heating and illuminating power.
1810
Humphry Davy, On some of the Combinations of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygen, and on the Chemical Relations of these Principles to Inflammable Bodies.
1809
Humphry Davy, On some new Electro-Chemical Researches, on various objects, particularly the Metallic Bodies from the Alkalies and Earths; and on some Combinations of Hydrogen.
1808
Humphry Davy, An Account of some new Analytical Researches on the Nature of certain Bodies, particularly the Alkalies, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Carbonaceous Matters, and the Acids hitherto undecompounded; with some general Observations on Chemical Theory.
1807
Humphry Davy, On some new Phenomena of Chemical Changes produced by Electricity, particularly the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalies, and the Exhibition of the new Substances, which constitute their Bases.
1806
Humphry Davy, On some Chemical Agencies of Electricity.
1798
Samuel Vince, Observations upon an unusual Horizontal Refraction of the Air; with Remarks on the Variations to which the lower Parts of the Atmosphere are sometimes subject.
1797
Samuel Vince, Experiments upon the Resistance of Bodies moving in Fluids.
1794
Samuel Vince, Observations on the Theory of the Motion and Resistance of Fluids; with a Description of the Construction of Experiments, in order to obtain some fundamental Principles.
1792
Tiberius Cavallo, An Account of the Discoveries concerning Muscular Motion, which have been lately made, and are commonly known by the name of Animal Electricity.
1791
Tiberius Cavallo, On the Method of Measuring Distances by means of Telescopes furnished with Micrometers.
1787
Tiberius Cavallo, Of the Methods of manifesting the Presence, and ascertaining the Quality, of small Quantities of Natural or Artificial Electricity.
1778
John Ingen-Housz, Electrical Experiments to explain how far the Phenomena of the Electrophorus may be accounted for by Dr Franklins Theory of Positive and Negative Electricity.
1775
Peter Woulfe, Experiments made in order to ascertain the nature of some Mineral Substances, and in particular to see how far the Acids of Sea-Salt and of Vitriol contribute to Mineralize Metallic and other Substances.
^Thorpe, T. E.; Rodger, J. W. (1894). "Bakerian Lecture: On the Relations between the Viscosity (Internal Friction) of Liquids and Their Chemical Nature". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 55 (331–335): 148–159.
doi:
10.1098/rspl.1894.0027.
JSTOR115457.