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Also known as The Shaw Prize

science award

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Vinony's link graph records 198 inbound references to Shaw Prize, and connects out to astrophysics, mathematical physics and Brian Schmidt.

It is catalogued under topics including 2002 establishments in Hong Kong, Astronomy prizes and Awards established in 2002.

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Key facts

Awarded for
Outstanding contributions in astronomy , life science and medicine , and mathematical sciences
Reward
USD $1.2 million
Website
www .shawprize .org

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.shawprize.org
Motto
制天命而用之
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inception
2002-11-00
native label
邵逸夫獎
quantity
43
review score
0.8
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Encyclopedic overview

Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess and Brian P. Schmidt (from left to right) jointly won the 2006 astronomy prize

The Shaw Prize is a set of three annual awards presented by the Shaw Prize Foundation in the fields of astronomy, medicine and life sciences, and mathematical sciences. Established in 2002 in Hong Kong, by Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫), the awards honour "individuals who are currently active in their respective fields and who have recently achieved distinguished and significant advances, who have made outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research or applications, or who in other domains have achieved excellence." The prize has been described as the "Nobel of the East".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shaw Prize” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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