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Plow and Oleanna. He developed a global hypertext
system to retrieve and access information using
the power of the Internet. Berners-Lee dubbed his new
creation the World Wide Web. His innovative
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Her subsequent novels, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred
Secret
Senses and The Bonesetter's Daughter further distinguished Tan as one
of America's most gifted fiction
writers. He receives
the 2005 Common Wealth Award for Science and Invention.
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Hodgson:
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WILMINGTON, Del.
(Photo: http://www. Powell, USA (Ret.
The Common Wealth Awards
of Distinguished Service were first presented in
1979 by the Common Wealth Trust, created under the
will of the late Ralph
Hayes, an influential business executive and philanthropist. "They have educated
, entertained and enlightened people the
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world. Berners-
Lee
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The 2005 winners continue the Common Wealth legacy of excellence and
achievement
.
Tim Berners-Lee
British computer scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, 49, revolutionized modern
communication with his landmark invention of the World Wide Web. She wins the 2005
Common Wealth
Award for Literature. Tan's popular stories are informed by her
Chinese-American heritage as they
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Powell Mamet Berners-Lee Tan and Thorne Win
2005 Common Wealth Awards
), former Secretary of State and
respected leader, diplomat and
soldier, for Government;
- David Mamet, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Hollywood screenwriter
and pre-eminent dramatist, for Dramatic Arts;
- Tim Berners-Lee, visionary inventor
of the World Wide Web and director
of the World Wide Web consortium, for Mass Communications;
- Amy Tan, best-selling novelist whose stories explore family ties,
heritage and the
Asian-American experience, for Literature;
- Kip Thorne, foremost American researcher of black
holes and
gravitational waves, for Science and Invention.
"The 2005 Common Wealth Award
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," said
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."
Hayes served on the board of directors of PNC Bank Delaware's predecessor
banks from 1935
to 1965. He wins the
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Professor
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where he has taught since 1966
. Using LIGO's instruments,
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The awards are funded by
the
Common Wealth Trust. PNC Bank, Delaware has been trustee and administrator
for the Common Wealth
Awards since their inception. Powell, USA
(Ret. Bush appointed Powell 65th Secretary
of State
. Mamet's plays are noted
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characters in a morally bereft and predatory society. Tan has also published her memoirs,
titled
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The final selection of the honorees is the decision of the Executory of
the Common
Wealth Trust. As a screenwriter, he
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, and Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik,
singing the "Give A Little Bit" theme.merriweather matlin
Hayes conceived
the
awards to reward and encourage the best of human performance worldwide.
The Common Wealth Award
roster of honorees reads like a "Who's Who" of
modern history.), 68, has dedicated his life to the
service of his country.
David Mamet
David Mamet, 57, winner of the 2005 Common Wealth
Award for Dramatic Arts,
is renowned as a playwright, screenwriter, movie director and author. Her
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