Prix Wolf 1987 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Agriculture

   Theodor O. Diener

   Biologie

   for his discovery and pioneering fundamental research on viroids, the smallest subviral pathogens, and his applied work on viroid detection in crops.

2. Chimie

   David C. Phillips, David M. Blow

   Chimie

   for their contributions to protein X-ray crystallography and to the elucidation of structures of enzymes and their mechanisms of action.

3. Mathématiques

   Kiyoshi Itō

   Mathématiques

   for his fundamental contributions to pure and applied probability theory, especially the creation of the stochastic differential and integral calculus.

4. Mathématiques

   Peter Lax

   Mathématiques

   for his outstanding contributions to many areas of analysis and applied mathematics.

5. Médecine

   Meir Wilchek, Pedro Cuatrecasas

   Biologie

   for the invention and development of affinity chromatography and its applications to biomedical sciences.

6. Physique

   Bruno B. Rossi, Riccardo Giacconi

   Physique

   for the discovery of extra-solar X-ray sources and the elucidation of their physical processes.

7. Physique

   Herbert Friedman

   Physique

   for pioneering investigations in solar X-rays.