| Year | Field | Photo | Name (b.-d.) | Achievements |
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| [Nationality]Affiliation (Titles at the time) | ||||
| 1999 Lectures |
Information Technologies |
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Dr. W. Wesley Peterson (1924-2009) |
Establishment of coding theory for reliable digital communication, broadcasting and storage |
| [USA] Professor of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa | ||||
| Molecular Recognition and Dynamics in Bioscience |
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Dr. Jack L. Strominger (1925-) |
Elucidation of the three-dimensional structures of class I and class II human histocompatibility antigens and their bound peptides | |
| [USA] Higgins Professor of Biochmistry, Harvard University | ||||
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Dr. Don C. Wiley (1944-2001) |
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| [USA] John L. Loeb Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Harvard University | ||||
| 1998 Lectures |
Generation and Design of New Materials Creating Novel Functions |
|
Dr. Leo Esaki (1925-) |
For the creation and realization of the concept of man-made superlattice crystals which lead to generation of new materials with useful applications |
| [Japan] Former President, University of Tsukuba | ||||
| Biotechnology in Agricultural Sciences |
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Prof. Dr. Jozef S. Schell (1935-2003) |
Establishment of the theory and method of the production of transgenic plants | |
| [Belgium] Director, Department of Genetic Principles of Plant Breeding, Max-Planck-Institute für Züechtungsforschung, Germany | ||||
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Dr. Marc C.E. Van Montagu (1933-) |
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| [Belgium] Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Ghent, Belguim | ||||
| 1997 Lectures |
Systems Engineering for an Artifactual Environment |
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Dr. Joseph F. Engelberger (1925-2015) |
Establishment of the robot industry and creation of a techno-global paradigm |
| [USA] Chairman and Director, HelpMate Robotics Inc. | ||||
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Dr. Hiroyuki Yoshikawa (1933-) |
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| [Japan] Former President, The University of Tokyo | ||||
| Biotechnology in Medicine |
|
Dr. Takashi Sugimura (1926-2020) |
Contribution to establishment of fundamental concept on causes of cancer | |
| [Japan] President Emeritus of National Cancer Center President of Toho University |
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Dr. Bruce N. Ames (1928-2024) |
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| [USA] Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley | ||||
| 1996 Lectures |
Information, Computer and Communication Systems |
|
Dr. Charles K. Kao (1933-2018) |
For pioneering research on wideband, low-loss optical fiber communications |
| [USA] Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | ||||
| Neuroscience |
|
Dr. Masao Ito (1928-2018) |
Elucidation of the functional principles and neural mechanisms of the cerebellum | |
| [Japan] Director-General, Frontier Research Program, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research President, Science Council of Japan |
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| 1995 Lectures |
Materials Processing Technologies |
|
Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr. (1928-2022) |
Outstanding contributions to research and practical applications of light emitting diodes and lasers through pioneering achievements in the understanding of physical principles and in the process technology of intermetallic compound semiconductors |
| [USA] Professor, Center for Advanced Study, John Bardeen Chair Professor, University of Illinois | ||||
| Science and Technology for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery which conserves the Environment |
|
Dr. Edward F. Knipling (1909-2000) |
Pioneer contributions in the development of integrated pest management by the sterile insect release method and other biological approaches | |
| [USA] Retired Director, Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service | ||||
| 1994 Lectures |
Aerospace Technologies |
|
Dr. William Hayward Pickering (1910-2004) |
Inspirational leadership in unmanned lunar and planetary exploration, and for pioneering achievements in the development of spacecraft and deep space communications |
| [USA] Professor Emeritus of the California Institute of Technology | ||||
| Psychology and Psychiatry |
|
Dr. Arvid Carlsson (1923-2018) |
Discovery of dopamine as a neurotransmitter and clarification of its role in mental and motor functions and their disorders | |
| [Sweden] Professor Emeritus, Gothenburg University | ||||
| 1993 Lectures |
Safety Engineering and Disaster Mitigation |
|
Dr. Frank Press (1924-2020) |
Development of modern seismology and advancement of international cooperation in disaster science |
| [USA] President of U.S. National Academy of Sciences | ||||
| Molecular and Cellular Technology in Medicine |
|
Dr. Kary B. Mullis (1944-2019) |
Development of the polymerase chain reaction | |
| [USA] Founder and Vice President Research, Atomic Tags, Inc. | ||||
| 1992 Lectures |
Science and Technology of Material Interfaces |
|
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ertl (1936-) |
Contributions to the new development of the chemistry and physics of solid surfaces |
| [Germany] Director of Fritz-Haber Institute of Max Planck Society Honorary Professor at the Free University Berlin and at the Technical University Berlin |
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| Science and Technology for Biological Production |
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Prof. Ernest John Christopher Polge (1926-2006) |
Discovery of method of the cryopreservation of semen and embryos in farm animals | |
| [UK] The Scientific Director of Animal Biotechnology Cambridge Ltd. | ||||
| 1991 Lectures |
Applied Mathematics |
|
Dr. Jacques-Louis Lions (1928-2001) |
Contributions to analysis and control of distributed systems, and to promotion of applied analysis |
| [France] The Chairman of Analysis and Systems Control at the Collège de France The President of National Center of Space Studies |
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| Imaging Techniques in Medicine |
|
Dr. John Julian Wild (1914-2009) |
Development of ultrasound imaging in medicine | |
| [USA] M.D., Ph.D., FAIUM, Head, Physicomedical Institute, Minneapolis | ||||
| 1990 Lectures |
Technology of Integration- Design, Production and Control Technologies |
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Dr. Marvin Minsky (1927-2016) |
Establishment of an academic field named Artificial Intelligence and the proposal of fundamental theories in that field |
| [USA] Professor of Electrical Engineering, MIT | ||||
| Earth Science |
|
Dr. William Jason Morgan (1935-2023) |
Initiation of the theory of plate tectonics and contributions to its development | |
| [USA] Professor at Princeton University | ||||
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Dr. Dan Peter McKenzie (1942-) |
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| [UK] Professor at Cambridge University | ||||
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Dr. Xavier Le Pichon (1937-) |
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| [France] Directeur du Départment de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure |
