Prix Wolf 1988 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Agriculture

   Charles Thibault, Ernest John Christopher Polge

   Biologie

   for pioneering work in reproductive physiology including cell preservation, fertilization processes, egg biology and embryo manipulations for domestic animal improvement.

2. Chimie

   Joshua Jortner, Raphael David Levine

   Chimie

   for their incisive theoretical studies elucidating energy acquisition and disposal in molecular systems and mechanisms for dynamical selectivity and specificity.

3. Mathématiques

   Friedrich Hirzebruch

   Mathématiques

   for outstanding work combining topology, algebraic and differential geometry, and algebraic number theory; and for his stimulation of mathematical cooperation and research.

4. Mathématiques

   Lars Hörmander

   Mathématiques

   for fundamental work in modern analysis, in particular, the application of pseudo differential and Fourier integral operators to linear partial differential equations.

5. Médecine

   Elizabeth F. Neufeld, Henri G. Hers

   Biologie

   for the biochemical elucidation of lysosomal storage diseases and the resulting contributions to biology, pathology, prenatal diagnosis, and therapeutics.

6. Physique

   Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking

   Physique

   for their brilliant development of the theory of general relativity, in which they have shown the necessity for cosmological singularities and have elucidated the physics of black holes. In this work they have greatly enlarged our understanding of the origin and possible fate of the Universe.