Shaw Prize

The Shaw Prize is established by Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫 1907–), a leader in the media industry in Hong Kong and a long-time philanthropist, to, in the official words, honor "individuals, regardless of race, nationality and religious belief, who have achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research or application, and whose work has resulted in a positive and profound impact on mankind".

The prize is divided into the Prize in Astronomy, the Prize in Life Science and Medicine, and the Prize in Mathematical Sciences. Each prize is awarded annually in the amount of US $1,000,000.

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List of recipients

Astronomy


2004 P. James E. Peebles (cosmology)


Life Science and Medicine


2004 Prize One Stanley N. Cohen & Herbert W. Boyer (DNA cloning)
Yuet Wai Kan (簡悅威) (DNA polymorphism)
2004 Prize Two Sir Richard Doll (cancer epidemiology)


Mathematical Sciences


2004 Shiing-Shen Chern (陳省身 1911–) (differential geometry)


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