ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ pˈɛɾɚ bˈɛkmən, ɐn ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ænd lˌɪbɚtˈɛɹiən hˌuː tʃˈælɪndʒd ˈælbɚt ˈaɪnstaɪnz θˈiəɹi ʌv ɹˌɛlətˈɪvᵻɾi.
The award is named for Petr Beckmann, an electrical engineer and libertarian who challenged Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.