eventsin the newssymposialaureates announcementsnewsletter archivepress releasescalendarblog the dan david prize is an international prize which annually awards three prizes of us 1 million each for achievements having an outstanding scientific technological cultural or social impact on our world . each year fields are chosen within the three time dimensions past present and future . read more about the prize laureates past 2002 past historythe warburg library londonfor facilitating the study of western civilization and its convergence with the ancient and ... read more 2003 past paleoanthropologymichel brunetdirecteur umr cnrs 6046 laboratoire de geobiologie biochronologie et paleontologie humaine ... read more 2004 past cities historical legacyjerusalemjerusalem has made one of the most important contributions to humanity for being the holy place ... read more 2004 past cities historical legacyistanbulistanbul has made one of the most important contributions to humanity for it embodies the ... read more 2004 past cities historical legacyromerome has made one of the most important contributions to humanity for its jurisprudence its ... read more 2005 past archaeologyisrael finkelsteinprof . israel finkelstein is the holder of the jacob m. alkowchair in the archaeology of israel ... read more 2005 past archaeologygraeme barkerprofessor of archaeology and director mcdonald institute for archaeological research university ... read more 2006 past preserving cultural heritageyo yo mayo yo ma is a world renowned cellist whose inspirations go well beyond the concert hall . in ... read more 2007 past historians authors of major works of historyjacques le goff january 1924 april 2014 jacques le goff has been recognized as one of the leading historians of the european middle ages ... read more 2008 past creative rendering of the past literature theater filmtom stoppardtom stoppard established himself as one of the few undisputed masters of the modern stage in ... read more 2008 past creative rendering of the past literature theater filmatom egoyanatom egoyan an officer of the order of canada is a critically acclaimed and prize winning ... read more 2008 past creative rendering of the past literature theater filmamos ozamos oz one of the most widely read israeli writers in the world has published numerous ... read more 2009 past astrophysics history of the universepaolo de bernardispaolo de bernardis is professor of physics at the university la sapienza in rome italy . his ... read more 2009 past astrophysics history of the universeandrew e. lange july 1957 january 2010 andrew e. lange goldberger professor of physics at california institute of technology ... read more 2009 past astrophysics history of the universepaul richardspaul richards is professor of the graduate school university of california at berkeley . prof. ... read more 2010 past march towards democracygiorgio napolitanogiorgio napolitano is the president of the republic of italy and is known for his dedication to ... read more 2011 past evolutionmarcus feldmanprofessor department of biology stanford university stanford ca usa prof. feldman has ... read more 2012 past history biographyrobert conquest july 1917 august 2015 dr. robert conquest british historian and renowned writer and researcher on the soviet union ; ... read more 2012 past history biographymartin gilbert october 1936 february 2015 the rt. hon. sir martin gilbert a leading historian of the modern world and the official ... read more 2013 past classics the modern legacy of the ancient worldsir geoffrey lloydsir geoffrey lloyd is currently senior scholar in residence at the needham research institute a. . . read more 2014 past history & memorykrzysztof czyzewskimr . krysztof czyzewski is a renowned polish publisher writer and theater director public ... read more 2014 past history & memorypierre noramr . pierre nora is public intellectual and publisher who helped establish the new ... read more 2014 past history & memorysaul friedlanderprof . saul friedlander holds ucla s 1939 club chair in holocaust studies . he is considered one ... read more 2015 past retrieving the past historians and their sourcesprof . peter r. brownprof . peter r. brown is the philip and beulah rollins professor of history professor emeritus ... read more 2015 past retrieving the past historians and their sourcesprof . alessandro portelliprof . alessandro portelli is professor emeritus universit di roma la sapienza . prof. ... read more 2016 past social history new directionsprof . inga clendinnen august 1934 september 2016 prof. inga clendinnen is an outstanding historian focusing on social history and the history of ... read more 2016 past social history new directionsprof . arlette fargeprof . arlette farge is a professor at the center for historical research paris . she has ... read more present 2002 present technology information and societydaniel hillisdr . w. daniel hillis has been selected for the first dan david prize in the category of the ... read more 2003 present print & electronic mediafrederick wisemanfrederick wiseman is widely acclaimed as the most important person ever to lift a camera for ... read more 2003 present print & electronic mediajames nachtweyjames nachtwey is no ordinary photojournalist . he has dedicated his life to documenting the ... read more 2004 present leadership changing our worldklaus schwabthe 2004 dan david prize for the present time dimension in the field of leadership changing our ... read more 2005 present the performing arts film theater dance musicpeter brookpeter brook born in london on march 21 1925 is currently the director of the international ... read more 2006 present journalists of print mediagoenawan mohamadgoenawan mohamad is one of the world s leading voices of moderate islam . he has written ... read more 2006 present journalists of print mediaadam michnikadam michnik a polish journalist and activist has made enormous contributions to freedom of ... read more 2006 present journalists of print mediamonica gonzalezmonica gonzalez a chilean journalist and author has established a reputation as chile s. . . read more 2006 present journalists of print mediamagdi allammagdi allam born in egypt and raised in italy is one of the leading journalists in italy ... read more 2007 present contemporary musiczubin mehtazubin mehta who has just celebrated his 70th birthday is one of the world s leading ... read more 2007 present contemporary musicpascal dusapinpascal dusapin born in 1955 is an outstanding figure within the world of contemporary music ... read more 2008 present social responsibility with particular emphasis on the environmental goreal gore is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide ... read more 2009 present leadershiptony blairanthony charles lynton tony blair former british prime minister is one of the most ... read more 2010 present literature rendition of the 20th centurymargaret atwoodone of canada s most renowned writers margaret atwood is a prolific writer who has produced ... read more 2010 present literature rendition of the 20th centuryamitav ghoshamitav ghosh is an lndian bengali novelist whose work offers a panoramic treatment of ... read more 2011 present cinema and societythe coen brothersminnesota born in the 1950 s joel and ethan coen have worked closely as a creative pair who ... read more 2012 present plastic artswilliam kentridgewilliam kentridge is an internationally renowned artist whose work deals with poignant political ... read more 2013 present ideas public intellectuals and contemporary philosophersmichel serresprof . michel serres has been professor of philosophy at clermont ferrand vincennes paris since ... read more 2013 present ideas public intellectuals and contemporary philosophersleon wieseltiernoted american intellectual and philosopher and literary editor of the new republic a foremost ... read more 2014 present combatting memory lossjohn a. hardyprof . john a. hardy is the head of the department of molecular neuroscience and chair of ... read more 2014 present combatting memory losspeter st. george hyslop prof. peter st. george hyslop is the wellcome trust principal research fellow at the department ... read more 2014 present combatting memory lossbrenda milnerbrenda milner is the dorothy j. killam professor at the montreal neurological institute and a. . . read more 2015 present the information revolutionmr . jimmy walesmr . jimmy wales is the founder of wikipedia and member of the board of trustees wikimedia ... read more 2016 present combatting povertyprof . sir anthony b. atkinsonprof . sir anthony b. atkinson is centennial professor london school of economics and honorary ... read more 2016 present combatting povertyprof . fran ois bourguignonprof . fran ois bourguignon professor of economics paris school of economics . he is one of the ... read more 2016 present combatting povertyprof . james j. heckmanprof . james j. heckman is the henry schultz distinguished service professor of economics at the ... read more future 2002 future life sciencesrobert h. waterstonprof . robert h. waterston born 1943 in michigan usa obtained a bachelor s degree in ... read more 2002 future life sciencesjohn sulstonsubsequently received the nobel prize for medicine in 2002 . read more 2002 future life sciencessydney brennersubsequently received the nobel prize for medicine in 2002 . prof. sydney brenner s sustained ... read more 2003 future cosmology & astronomyjohn bahcall december 1934 august 2005 prof. john bahcall made fundamental and lasting contributions to an astonishing number of ... read more 2004 future brain scienceswilliam t. newsome iiidr . william t. newsome bridges the fields of neurophysiology and perceptual psychology . through ... read more 2004 future brain sciencesamiram grinvalddr . amiram grinvald of the weizmann institute s neurobiology department is considered the world ... read more 2004 future brain sciencesrobert wurtzdr . robert wurtz dr. amiram grinvald and dr. william newsome have revolutionized neurobiology ... read more 2005 future materials sciencec.n.r . raoc.n.r . rao is the linus pauling research professor at the jawaharlal nehru centre for advanced ... read more 2005 future materials sciencegeorge whitesidesgeorge whitesides is woodford l. and ann a. flowers professor at the department of chemistry and ... read more 2005 future materials sciencerobert langerrobert langer is the kenneth l. germeshausen professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at ... read more 2006 future cancer therapyjohn mendelsohnjohn mendelsohn md combines experience in clinical and laboratory research with administrative ... read more 2006 future cancer therapyjoseph schlessingerjoseph schlessinger phd has been the william h. prusoff professor and chairman of the ... read more 2007 future quest for energyjames hansendr . hansen affiliated with the nasa goddard institute for space studies in new york is one of ... read more 2007 future quest for energysarah kurtz & jerry olsonover the past two decades sarah r. kurtz and jerry m. olson have made exceptional and profound ... read more 2008 future geosciencesellen mosley thompson and lonnie g. thompsonellen mosley thompson and lonnie thompson professors at the ohio state university usa are a. . . read more 2008 future geosciencesgeoffrey eglinton november 1927 march 2016 geoffrey eglinton is emeritus professor and senior research fellow in earth sciences at the ... read more 2009 future global public healthrobert c. gallorobert c. gallo md is the director institute of human virology university of maryland school ... read more 2010 future computers and telecommunicationsleonard kleinrockprof . leonard kleinrock distinguished professor of computer science at the university of ... read more 2010 future computers and telecommunicationsgordon e. mooredr . gordon e. moore is a visionary . his prediction in 1965 widely known as moore s law ... read more 2010 future computers and telecommunicationsmichael o. rabinprof . michael o. rabin professor of computer science at harvard university boston and at the ... read more 2011 future ageing facing the challengecynthia kenyonprofessor department of biochemistry and biophysics university of california san francisco ... read more 2011 future ageing facing the challengegary ruvkunprofessor of genetics department of molecular biology massachusetts general hospital harvard ... read more 2012 future genome researchdavid botsteinanthony b. evnin professor of genomics ; director lewis sigler institute for integrative ... read more 2012 future genome researcheric landerfounding director broad institute harvard and mit and director of its genome biology program ... read more 2012 future genome researchj . craig venterfounder chairman and president of the j. craig venter institute rockville md and la jolla ... read more 2013 future preventive medicineesther duflorenowned french economist esther duflo is professor of poverty alleviation and development ...