Japan Prize 1987: Winners

Recipients

1. Improvement of Biological Functions

   Henry M. Beachell, Gurdev Khush

   Biology

   for the development of the IR8 and IR36 strains for rice breeding strategies geared to the tropical and subtropical zones.

2. Electro-Optics

   Theodore H. Maiman

   CS

   for the realization of the world's first laser.