The recipient of this award was "ERICH BLOCH", which is engraved on the front of the object. Engraved in the back of the award is "FOR ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT OF THE IBM STRETCH SUPERCOMPUTER, AND OF THE SOLID LOGIC TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE IBM SYSTEM/360, WHICH REVOLUTIONIZED THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY". Also engraved on the front is "COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM".