Prix Wolf 1999 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Chimie

   Raymond U. Lemieux

   Chimie

   for his fundamental and seminal contributions to the study and synthesis of oligosaccharides and to the elucidation of their role in molecular recognition in biological systems.

2. Mathématiques

   Elias M. Stein

   Mathématiques

   for his contributions to classical and 'Euclidean' Fourier analysis and for his exceptional impact on a new generation of analysts through his eloquent teaching and writing.

3. Mathématiques

   László Lovász

   Mathématiques

   for his outstanding contributions to combinatorics, theoretical computer science and combinatorial optimization.

4. Médecine

   Eric R. Kandel

   Biologie

   for the elucidation of the organismic, cellular and molecular mechanisms whereby short term memory is converted to a long term form.

5. Physique

   Dan Shechtman

   Physique

   for the experimental discovery of quasi-crystals, non periodic solids having long-range order, which inspired the exploration of a new fundamental state of matter.