https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-musk-top-us-science-medalContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-musk-top-us-science-medalhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-musk-top-us-science-medal#u121366Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:52:11 +0000US President Donald Trump presented SpaceX and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science at a White House tech summit. During the ceremony, Trump honored Musk as a modern-day Thomas Edison and a national treasure, alongside other tech titans and executives who also received the top US science awards. The event accompanied a newly unveiled six billion dollar science push spanning computing, space, and research. The award presentation marks a high-profile reconciliation following a prior volatile rift between the two figures.Why it mattersThe National Medal of Science is