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The Kyoto Prize (京都賞) has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Inamori Foundation, founded by Kazuo Inamori (fortune from ceramics). The prizes are the Japanese equivalent of the Nobel Prize, as they recognize outstanding works in the fields of philosophy, arts, science and technology. The awards are given to not just those that are top representatives of their own respective field, but also to those that have contributed to humanity with their work. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ...


Prizes are given in the fields of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences and Arts and Philosophy. Within each broad category, the prize rotates among subfields, e.g. the technology prize rotates across electronics, biotechnology, materials science and engineering, and information science. The prize was endowed with 50 million yen and Kyocera stock. The prize is rising in prestige as it covers fields not often awarded Nobel Prizes. Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Kyocera Corporation (京セラ, Kyō-Sera, also known as Kyoto Ceramics) TYO: 6971, (NYSE: KYO) is a Japanese company based in Kyoto, Japan. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ...


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A list of famous prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc. ... This is a list of Kyoto Prize winners. ...

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Lorenz Receives 1991 Kyoto Prize (556 words)
The annual awards, which in prestige and monetary value have been likened to the Nobel prizes, are given by The Inamori Foundation of Japan in three categories--the basic sciences, advanced technology and the creative arts.
The Kyoto prizes have been awarded since 1984 to recognize outstanding contemporary intellectual and artistic achievements.
In 1983, he and former MIT Professor Henry M. Stommel were jointly awarded the $50,000 Crafoord Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, a prize established to recognize fields not eligible for Nobel Prizes.
Kyoto Prize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (175 words)
The prizes are the Japanese equivalent of the Nobel Prize, as they recognize outstanding works in the fields of philosophy, arts, science and technology.
Prizes are given in the fields of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences and Arts and Philosophy.
The prize is rising in prestige as it covers fields not often awarded Nobel Prizes.
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