<Li> Southern California Edison </Li> <P> The Edison Medal was created on February 11, 1904, by a group of Edison's friends and associates . Four years later the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE), later IEEE, entered into an agreement with the group to present the medal as its highest award . The first medal was presented in 1909 to Elihu Thomson . It is the oldest award in the area of electrical and electronics engineering, and is presented annually "for a career of meritorious achievement in electrical science, electrical engineering or the electrical arts ." </P> <P> In the Netherlands, the major music awards are named the Edison Award after him . The award is an annual Dutch music prize, awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry, and is one of the oldest music awards in the world, having been presented since 1960 . </P> <P> The American Society of Mechanical Engineers concedes the Thomas A. Edison Patent Award to individual patents since 2000 . </P>

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