Kalinga Prize
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The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for people recognized for their efforts in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.
List of awardees
| 1952 | Louis de Broglie | Nobel 1929 | France |
| 1953 | Julian Huxley | United Kingdom | |
| 1954 | Waldemar Kaempffert | USA | |
| 1955 | Augusto Pi Suner | Venezuela | |
| 1956 | George Gamow | USA | |
| 1957 | Bertrand Russell | Nobel 1950 | United Kingdom |
| 1958 | Karl von Frisch | Nobel 1973 | Germany |
| 1959 | Jean Rostand | France | |
| 1960 | Ritchie Calder | United Kingdom | |
| 1961 | Arthur C. Clarke | United Kingdom | |
| 1962 | Gerald Piel | USA | |
| 1963 | Jagjit Singh | India | |
| 1964 | Warren Weaver | USA | |
| 1965 | Eugene Rabinovitch | USA | |
| 1966 | Paul Couderc | France | |
| 1967 | Fred Hoyle | United Kingdom | |
| 1968 | Gavin de Beer | United Kingdom | |
| 1969 | Konrad Lorenz | Nobel 1973 | Austria |
| 1970 | Margaret Mead | USA | |
| 1971 | Pierre Augier | France | |
| 1972 | Philip H. Abelson Nigel Calder |
USA United Kingdom |
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| 1973 | Not awarded | ||
| 1974 | José Reis Louis Estrada |
Brazil Mexico |
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| 1975 | Not awarded | ||
| 1976 | George Porter Alexander Oparin |
United Kingdom Russia |
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| 1977 | Fernand Seguin | Canada | |
| 1978 | Heimar von Ditfurth | Germany | |
| 1979 | Sergei Kapitza | Russia | |
| 1980 | Aristide Bastidas | Venezuela | |
| 1981 | David Attenborough Dennis Flanagan |
United Kingdom USA |
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| 1982 | Oswaldo Frota-Pessoa | Brazil | |
| 1983 | Abdullah Al Muti Sharafuddin | Bangladesh | |
| 1984 | Yves Coppens Igor Petryanov |
France Russia |
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| 1985 | Sir Peter Medawar | Nobel 1960 | United Kingdom |
| 1986 | Nicolai G. Basov David Suzuki |
Nobel 1964 | Russia Canada |
| 1987 | Marcel Roche | Venezuela | |
| 1988 | Björn Kurtén | Finland | |
| 1989 | Saad Ahmed Shabaan | Egypt | |
| 1990 | Misbah-Ud-Din Shami | Pakistan | |
| 1991 | Radu Iftimovici Narender K. Sehgal |
Romania India |
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| 1992 | Jorge Flores Valdés Peter Okebukola |
Mexico Nigeria |
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| 1993 | Piero Angela | Italy | |
| 1994 | Nikolai N. Drozdov | Russia | |
| 1995 | Julieta Fierro Gossman | Mexico | |
| 1996 | Jiří Grygar Jayant V. Narlikar |
Czech Republic India |
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| 1997 | Dorairajan Balasubramanian | India | |
| 1998 | Regina Paz Lopez Ennio Candotti |
Philippines Brazil |
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| 1999 | Marian Addy Emil Gabrielian |
Ghana Armenia |
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| 2000 | Ernst W. Hamburger | Brazil | |
| 2001 | Stefano Fantoni | Italy | |
| 2002 | Marisela Salvatierra | Venezuela | |
| 2003 | Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy | Pakistan | |
| 2004 | Jean Audouze | France |
Statistics
The prize was awarded to 60 people from 22 different countries:- United Kingdom - 10 times
- USA - 7 times
- Russia and France - 5 times
- Brazil, Venezuela and India - 4 times
- Mexico - 3 times
- Germany, Italy, Canada and Pakistan - 2 times
- All other (1 time each) - 10 countries
See also
- Public understanding of science
- Popularization of science
- Science journalism
External links
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