Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences

The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
Awarded forGlobal achievement in Basic Sciences
CountryJapan
Presented byInamori Foundation
First awarded1985
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ "Claude Elwood Shannon". Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Kyoto Prize honors achievement and character". USA Today. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2014.