India, Oct. 9 -- President Donald Trump presented the National Medals of Science and the National Medals of Technology and Innovation on Thursday, October 8, to six individuals for their exemplary achievement and leadership in science and technology. A White House statement labelled them as "America's greatest living innovators".

One of the interesting takeaways from the ceremony is that of the six tech titans recognised, five are foreign-born immigrants. Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su were the recipients of the National Medal of Science. Michael Dell and Satya Nadella received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

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