Abstract
The Faraday Medal is the IET's most prestigious award, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the first Ordinary Meeting of the Society of Telegraph Engineers. It is awarded for notable scientific or industrial achievement in engineering or for conspicuous service rendered to the advancement of science, engineering and technology.Dr Chiariglione has been awarded the Faraday Medal in recognition of his pioneering contribution to the standardisation of the digital compression and encoding technique known as MPEG (Movie Picture Expert Group). This is extensively employed for digital video and media compression and has enabled the modern digital revolution. From digital video broadcast, to web content downloads to social networking, MPEG technology is now part of the everyday life of billions of people around the world
