Hoyt C. Hottel

Hoyt Clarke Hottel (1903 – 18 August 1998) was a professor in the department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

[1] In 1984, he wrote the often quoted words: "A case can be made for fire being, next to the life processes, the most complex of phenomena to understand".

[citation needed] During World War II, Hottel was chief of the National Defense Research Committee group that studied and developed incendiary bombs.

[citation needed] Hottel co-authored three books, contributed sections to 15 others and wrote more than 150 technical papers while acquiring eight patents.

[citation needed] He continues to be remembered through the Hottel Lecture, the most prestigious award at the International Symposia of The Combustion Institute.

The primary requirement is that the recipient has made a significant contribution to the technology in any area of the energy field.