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The Japan Prize is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind." It is presented by The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan . The prize consists of a certificate, a commemorative medal and a cash award of approximately 50 million yen (about USD$450,000). Only living individuals may be nominated for the prize.A complete list of laureates:
- 2004 Kenichi Honda , Akira Fujishima , Keith J. Sainsbury , and John H. Lawton
- 2003 Benoît Mandelbrot, James A. Yorke, and Ogawa, Seiji
- 2002 Tim Berners-Lee, Anne McLaren , and Andrzej K. Tarkowski
- 2001 John B. Goodenough and Timothy R. Parsons
- 2000 Ian L. McHarg and Kimishige Ishizaka
- 1999 W. Wesley Peterson , Jack L. Strominger , and Don C. Wiley
- 1998 Leo Esaki, Jozef S. Schell , and Marc C. E. Van Montagu
- 1997 Takashi Sugimura , Bruce N. Ames , Joseph F. Engelberger , and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa
- 1996 Charles K. Kao and Masao Ito
- 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja Nick Holonyak, Jr. and Edward F. Knipling
- 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an William Hayward PickeringSir William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE ( December 24, 1910 March 15, 2004) headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 22 years, became a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Not to be confused with William Henry Pic and Arvid CarlssonArvid Carlsson (b. January 25, 1923)is a Swedish scientist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. Carlsson won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000 along with co-recipients Er
- 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. Frank PressFrank Press (born December 4, 1924) is an American geophysicist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Press is the recipient of 30 honorary degrees. He graduated with his B. degree from the City College of New York (1944). Went on to complete his M. 1946) and Ph. and Kary B. Mullis
- 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi Gerhard Ertl and Ernest John Christopher Polge
- 1991 Jacques - Louis Lions and John Julian Wild
- 1990 Marvin Minsky, William Jason Morgan , Dan Peter Mckenzie , and Xavier Le Pichon
- 1989 Frank Sherwood Rowland and Elias James Corey
- 1988 Georges Vendryes , Donald A. Henderson , Isao Arita , Frank Fenner, Luc Montagnier, and Robert C. Gallo
- 1987 Henry M. Beachell , Gurdev S. Khush , and Theodore H. Maiman
- 1986 David Turnbull and Willem J. Kolff
- 1985 John R. Pierce and Ephraim Katchalski
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