Editing Delft University of Technology (section)

====Honoris Causa Laureates====
In 1906 TU Delft obtained the right to award PhD degrees. This also marked the date since when the university was able to award [[honorary doctorates]]. Between 1906 and 2006 exactly 100 [[honoris causa]] degrees have been awarded. Honorary doctoral degrees are awarded to people that presented extraordinary contributions in their respective fields. Some of the most recognized recipients of TU Delft honorary doctorate include:
*[[Gerard Philips]] (1917), co-founder of [[Philips]] corporation,
*[[Hendrik Antoon Lorentz]] (1918), winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] known for work on [[electromagnetic radiation]],
*[[Prince Bernhard]] (1951), prince of the Netherlands,
*[[John Douglas Cockcroft]] (1959), winner of Nobel Prize in Physics for work on atom splitting,
*[[Santiago Calatrava]] (1997) architect.