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Science 24 June 2005:
Vol. 308. no. 5730, p. 1865
DOI: 10.1126/science.308.5730.1865b
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Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Kyoto Prizes. Two U.S. scientists have won Kyoto prizes this year for lifetime achievements in advanced technology and basic sciences.

The annual prizes, worth $460,000 each, were created in 1985 by Japanese philanthropist and Kyocera Corp. founder Kazuo Inamori. The technology prize goes to electronics engineer George Heilmeier (far left), 69, now chair emeritus of Telecordia Tech Inc., who pioneered the use of liquid crystals to create flat-panel displays. In the basic sciences category, Princeton University ecologist Simon Levin was honored for applying math to model the diversity of complex ecosystems. Levin (middle), 64, helped show that the biosphere is a collection of continually adapting systems. A third prize, in the arts and philosophy category, went to Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the former conductor of the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras.

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