Japan Prize

Likened to Nobel prizes, the annually awarded Japan Prize recognizes "significant and revolutionary achievements of originality" in science and technology "for the peace and prosperity of mankind." The award, administered by the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan, is accompanied by a cash prize of 50 million yen, approximately $470,000. It was first given in 1985. Members of Tau Beta Pi who have received this honor include:
1985 John R. Pierce, California Beta '33 for pioneering design of communications satellites
1993 Kary B. Mullis, Georgia Alpha '66 for development of the polymerase chain reaction which revolutionized DNA analysis
1994 William H. Pickering, California Beta '32 for design of radio telemetry systems and spacecraft for unmanned space and planetary explorations
1995 Nick Holonyak Jr., Illinois Alpha '50 for pioneering work in the development of visible diode lasers and LED's
1997 Joseph F. Engelberger, New York Alpha '46 for pioneering work in the development of industrial robots
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