Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology

The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
Awarded for Global achievement in Advanced Technology
Location Kyoto, Japan
Presented by Inamori Foundation
First awarded 1985
Official 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]

Rudolf E. Kálmán (born May 19, 1930), the first recipient of the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology.

Fields

The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is awarded on a rotating basis to researchers in the following four fields:

See also

References

  1. "Rudolf Emil Kalman". Inamori Foundation. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Kyoto Prize honors achievement and character". USA Today. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "John Cahn to Receive 2011 Kyoto Prize For Fundamental Contributions to Materials Science". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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