ウルフ賞 1986: 勝者

受賞者

1. 農業

   Ernest R. Sears, Ralph Riley

   生物学

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

2. 化学

   Albert Eschenmoser

   化学

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

3. 化学

   Elias James Corey

   化学

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

4. 数学

   Atle Selberg

   数学

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

5. 数学

   Samuel Eilenberg

   数学

   for his fundamental work in algebraic topology and homological algebra.

6. 医学

   Osamu Hayaishi

   生物学

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

7. 物理学

   Albert J. Libchaber

   物理学

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

8. 物理学

   Mitchell J. Feigenbaum

   物理学

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