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Of these two types of prizes, those that recognize past scientific or technological achievement, such as the Presidential Science and Technology Medals or the Department of Energy's Enrico Fermi Award, have been more prevalent than those that induce technical effort in support of specific goals. indeed, the Department of Commerce's Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award contest, which has provided additional incentives to numerous firms to adopt "best practices" in total quality management, is perhaps the only explicit inducement prize contest, i.e., contest for a named prize or award, that is sponsored by the U.S.
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