Prix Wolf 1986 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Agriculture

   Ernest R. Sears, Ralph Riley

   Biologie

   for their fundamental research in cytogenetics of wheat, providing the basis for genetic improvement of cereal grains.

2. Chimie

   Albert Eschenmoser

   Chimie

   for outstanding research on the synthesis, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms for formation of natural products, especially Vitamin-B12.

3. Chimie

   Elias James Corey

   Chimie

   for outstanding research on the synthesis of many highly complex natural products and the demonstration of novel ways of thinking about such syntheses.

4. Mathématiques

   Atle Selberg

   Mathématiques

   for his profound and original work on number theory and on discrete groups and automorphic forms.

5. Mathématiques

   Samuel Eilenberg

   Mathématiques

   for his fundamental work in algebraic topology and homological algebra.

6. Médecine

   Osamu Hayaishi

   Biologie

   for the discovery of the oxygenase enzymes and elucidation of their structure and biological importance.

7. Physique

   Albert J. Libchaber

   Physique

   for his brilliant experimental demonstration of the transition to turbulence and chaos in dynamical systems.

8. Physique

   Mitchell J. Feigenbaum

   Physique

   for his pioneering theoretical studies demonstrating the universal character of non-linear systems, which has made possible the systematic study of chaos.