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TOKYO: Three US scientists were named as laureates of a major
Japanese science prize “Japan Prize” on Thursday for their
achievement in information communication technology and genetics.
Vinton Gray Cerf, vice-president of Google Inc.,
and Robert Elliot Kahn, chairman of Corporation for National
Research Initiatives will receive the 24th Japan Prize in the field
of information communication theory and technology, the Science and
Technology Foundation of Japan announced.
Cerf and Kahn, aged 64 and 69, respectively,
received the honor for their accomplishment in the creation of the
concept for the basic framework and the TCP/IP communication
protocol for the Internet.
Victor A. McKusick, a professor at the Johns
Hopkins University, will be awarded in the field of medical genetics
and genetics, the foundation said. The 86-year-old scholar has spent
over half a century compiling knowledge on medical genetics and
advocating the importance of the formulation of a genetic map for
genetic disorders.
The Japan Prize, which covers various fields of
science and technology, was established in 1983 to honor scientists
and researchers from around the world who are recognized to have
made original and outstanding achievements in science and technology
and who have made substantial contributions to the advancement of
science and technology and to peace and prosperity of mankind.
-- Xinhua
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