Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
| The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Global achievement in Basic Sciences |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | Inamori Foundation |
| First awarded | 1985 |
| Official website | http://www.inamori-f.or.jp/index_e.html |
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is awarded once a year by the Inamori Foundation. The Prize is one of three Kyoto Prize categories; the others are the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology and the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy. The first Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences was awarded to Claude Elwood Shannon, the “Establishment of Mathematical Foundation of Information Theory”.[1] The Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in fields which are traditionally not honored with a Nobel Prize.[2]
Fields
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is awarded on a rotating basis to researchers in the following four fields:
- Mathematical sciences
- Biological sciences
- Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
- Cognitive science/Life sciences
See also
- Kyoto Prize
- Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
- Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
- List of Kyoto Prize winners
References
- ↑ "Claude Elwood Shannon". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kyoto Prize honors achievement and character". USA Today. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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