| 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 |
| Website | www.kyotoprize.org |
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 regarded as a prestigious award available in fields which are traditionally not honored with a Nobel Prize.[2]
- ^ "Claude Elwood Shannon". Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Kyoto Prize honors achievement and character". USA Today. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2014.