Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
| The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology | |
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| Description | Global achievement in Advanced Technology |
| Location | Kyoto, Japan |
| Presented by | Inamori Foundation |
| First awarded | 1985 |
| Website | kyotoprize.org |
The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is awarded once a year by the Inamori Foundation. The Prizeis one of three Kyoto Prize categories; the others are the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences and the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy. The first Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology was awarded to Rudolf E. Kálmán, the "creator of modern control and system 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][3]
Fields
The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is awarded on a rotating basis to researchers in the following four fields:
- Electronics
- Biotechnology and Medical Technology
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Information Science
See also
- Kyoto Prize
- Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
- Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
- List of Kyoto Prize winners
References
- ^ "Rudolf Emil Kalman". Inamori Foundation. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Kyoto Prize honors achievement and character". USA Today. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "John Cahn to Receive 2011 Kyoto Prize For Fundamental Contributions to Materials Science". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 1 January 2013.