Later today (scheduled for 1415 eastern), President Obama will award the National Medal of Technology to a true hero:  Art Rosenfeld.

Simply put, Art's is a name that every American should know.

He has had a profound impact on essentially all of our lives.

And, if there is any real regret to be had, it is that our national polity has been so inept that Art's work has not impacted us even more significantly.

Called by many "the Godfather of Energy Efficiency", Rosenfeld has help drive many significant advances in American energy efficiency standards and help establish core infrastructure to enable future advances.