DailyDirt: Prestigious Prizes
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The Olympic games publicize the physical achievements of athletes, but what about the notable achievements of scientists? It’s somewhat hard to cheer for individuals working on fundamental research, but sometimes scientists get some well-deserved recognition. There are other prizes besides the Nobel, and here are just a few international awards for smart folks working on scientific endeavors.
- The first round of the Fundamental Physics Prize has been awarded to 9 physicists — handpicked by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner to receive $3 million each. The Milner Foundation prize is a little more than double the value of the Nobel prize in the same category (which is worth about $1.2 million), but is the prestige of the Nobel greater? [url]
- The Kavli Prizes started in 2008 to award million-dollar prizes in astrophysics, neuroscience and nanoscience. The Kavli Foundation was started by Norwegian businessman and philanthropist, Fred Kavli. These Kavli prizes are not as well-known as the Nobel, but the Swedes don’t have a monopoly on awarding scientific medals. [url]
- The Crafoord Prize tries to complement the Nobel prizes by picking significant achievements in fields that the Nobel ignores: astronomy and mathematics, biosciences, geosciences or polyarthritis research. The very specific prize for rheumatoid arthritis research was instituted because Holger Crafoord suffered from the disease, but it’s only awarded by a special committee that decides when such an honor is warranted. [url]
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Comments on “DailyDirt: Prestigious Prizes”
more billionaires should do this...
is there a tax incentive for billionaires (or multi-millionaires) to fund these kind of foundations for scientific progress…? there should be.
Re: more billionaires should do this...
yes,
If you’d like to read more awesome and interesting stuff
ok, so when are you going to show us any examples of awesome or interesting stuff ??
sure might was to see SOME awesome and interesting stuff, but dont offer us more of what you failed to offer us in the first place..
Re: Re:
“when are you going to show us any examples of awesome or interesting stuff”
You may be interested in the Ignoble awards.
“intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative ? and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and technology”
http://www.improbable.com/ig/?ModPagespeed=off
There are other prizes besides the Nobel,
There are,, but clearly, by the way you are comparing all other awards with the Nobel prize, it is clear you believe that the nobel is the only one that matters..
every university has their own set of awards, as does much of industry…..
Nice to see
It is really nice to see awards that celebrate intellectual achievements instead of physical ability. We need more awards like this to inspire young people to truly develop their ability to think.