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The Crafoord Prize was established by Holger Crafoord and his wife, Anna-Greta Crafoord, not solely by Holger Crafoord.
Answer: True
The prize was established by a joint donation from Holger Crafoord and his wife, Anna-Greta Crafoord, in 1980, not solely by Holger Crafoord.
Is the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences the sole institution responsible for both selecting laureates and managing the Crafoord Foundation's funds?
Answer: False
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for selecting the laureates, but the Crafoord Foundation manages its own funds. Therefore, the Academy is not solely responsible for both functions.
Holger Crafoord's personal experience with rheumatoid arthritis served as a direct motivation for the inclusion of polyarthritis research as a prize category.
Answer: True
Holger Crafoord suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis in his later years, which was a significant personal motivation for establishing the prize category dedicated to polyarthritis research.
Who established the Crafoord Prize, and in what year was it founded?
Answer: Holger Crafoord and Anna-Greta Crafoord, 1980
The Crafoord Prize was established by Holger Crafoord and his wife, Anna-Greta Crafoord, in 1980.
The Crafoord Prize is intended to cover scientific fields already recognized by Nobel Prizes, thereby enhancing their prestige.
Answer: False
Conversely, the Crafoord Prize is specifically designed to cover scientific fields not recognized by the Nobel Prizes, thus complementing the Nobel awards rather than duplicating them.
The Crafoord Prize in polyarthritis research is awarded annually, irrespective of significant scientific advancements.
Answer: False
The Crafoord Prize in polyarthritis research is awarded only when substantial progress in the field is recognized by a special committee, not necessarily every year.
Which of the following is NOT one of the scientific fields covered by the Crafoord Prize?
Answer: Computer Science
The Crafoord Prize covers Astronomy, Mathematics, Geosciences, Biosciences, and Polyarthritis Research. Computer Science is not among the designated fields.
What is the primary purpose behind the selection of the Crafoord Prize's scientific disciplines?
Answer: To cover scientific areas not recognized by the Nobel Prizes.
The primary purpose is to cover scientific areas not recognized by the Nobel Prizes, thereby complementing the Nobel awards and honoring research in these vital fields.
Under which condition is the Crafoord Prize awarded in the field of polyarthritis research?
Answer: Only when substantial progress in the field is recognized by a special committee.
The Crafoord Prize in polyarthritis research is awarded only when a special committee determines that substantial progress has been made in the field.
The Crafoord Prize is awarded annually across all its designated scientific fields simultaneously.
Answer: False
The prize operates on a rotating schedule, with only one award presented each year, cycling through the disciplines of astronomy and mathematics, geosciences, and biosciences. Astronomy and Mathematics are now awarded concurrently.
The first Crafoord Prize was awarded in 1980, the same year the prize was established.
Answer: False
The Crafoord Prize was established in 1980, but the first award was presented in 1982.
As of 2024, the prize money for the Crafoord Prize is equivalent to the Nobel Prize amount.
Answer: False
As of 2024, the Crafoord Prize money is 6,000,000 Swedish kronor, which is approximately half the amount awarded for Nobel Prizes.
Crafoord Prize recipients are typically announced in late November each year.
Answer: False
The recipients of the Crafoord Prize are generally announced annually in mid-January.
The Crafoord Prize ceremony is typically held in the autumn, presided over by the King of Sweden.
Answer: False
The Crafoord Prize ceremony is usually held in the spring, during 'Crafoord Days,' and is presided over by a member of the Swedish Monarchy.
A maximum of two individuals can share the Crafoord Prize in any given year.
Answer: False
While the prize is often awarded to a single recipient, it is permissible for up to three individuals to share the award in a given year.
How does the annual awarding scheme for the Crafoord Prize categories operate?
Answer: Only one award is presented each year, rotating through the disciplines.
The prize operates on a rotating schedule, with only one award presented each year, cycling through astronomy and mathematics, geosciences, and biosciences. Since 2012, astronomy and mathematics are awarded concurrently.
What was the prize money for the Crafoord Prize in 2024?
Answer: 6,000,000 Swedish kronor
As of 2024, the prize money for the Crafoord Prize is 6,000,000 Swedish kronor.
When are the Crafoord Prize recipients typically announced?
Answer: Mid-January
The recipients of the Crafoord Prize are generally announced annually in mid-January.
Who presents the Crafoord Prize during the official ceremony?
Answer: A member of the Monarchy of Sweden
The Crafoord Prize is presented by a member of the Monarchy of Sweden during the official ceremony.
What is the maximum number of individuals who may share the Crafoord Prize in a single year?
Answer: Three
While the prize is often awarded to a single recipient, it is permissible for up to three individuals to share the award in a given year.
The 1982 Crafoord Prize laureates, Vladimir Arnold and Louis Nirenberg, were recognized for their work in quantum physics.
Answer: False
Vladimir Arnold and Louis Nirenberg were awarded the inaugural Crafoord Prize in 1982 for their outstanding achievements in the theory of non-linear differential equations, not quantum physics.
Andrea Ghez, the first female laureate, received the Crafoord Prize in Mathematics in 2012.
Answer: False
Andrea Ghez, the first female laureate of the Crafoord Prize, was recognized in Astronomy in 2012, not Mathematics.
Lyman Spitzer received the 1985 Crafoord Prize for his work on the theory of island biogeography.
Answer: False
Lyman Spitzer was awarded the 1985 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy for his fundamental studies of the interstellar medium, not for work on island biogeography.
Alexander Grothendieck accepted the 1988 Crafoord Prize in Mathematics despite his fundamental research in algebraic geometry.
Answer: False
Alexander Grothendieck, recognized for his fundamental research in algebraic geometry, notably declined the 1988 Crafoord Prize in Mathematics.
Simon Donaldson and Shing-Tung Yau were honored for their work in developing isotope geological analysis methods.
Answer: False
Simon Donaldson and Shing-Tung Yau received the 1994 Crafoord Prize in Mathematics for their fundamental investigations in four-dimensional geometry and their development of non-linear techniques in differential geometry, respectively, not for isotope geological analysis.
Alain Connes received the 2001 Crafoord Prize for his discovery of a third domain of life.
Answer: False
Alain Connes was awarded the 2001 Crafoord Prize in Mathematics for his work on the theory of operator algebras and for being a founder of non-commutative geometry, not for the discovery of a third domain of life (which was Carl Woese).
For which scientific contributions were Vladimir Arnold and Louis Nirenberg awarded the first Crafoord Prize in 1982?
Answer: Outstanding achievements in the theory of non-linear differential equations
Vladimir Arnold and Louis Nirenberg received the inaugural Crafoord Prize in 1982 for their outstanding achievements in the theory of non-linear differential equations.
Who was the first female laureate of the Crafoord Prize, and in what field was she recognized?
Answer: Andrea Ghez, Astronomy
The first female laureate of the Crafoord Prize was the astronomer Andrea Ghez, who received the award in 2012.
Who among the following laureates declined the 1988 Crafoord Prize in Mathematics?
Answer: Alexander Grothendieck
Alexander Grothendieck, a recipient recognized for his fundamental research in algebraic geometry, notably declined the 1988 Crafoord Prize in Mathematics.
Which group of scientists shared the 2005 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy for their contributions to understanding the large-scale structure of the Universe?
Answer: James E. Gunn, James Peebles, and Martin Rees
James E. Gunn, James Peebles, and Martin Rees shared the 2005 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy for their significant contributions towards understanding the large-scale structure of the Universe.
Which pair received the 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy for their work on rotating black holes?
Answer: Roy Kerr and Roger Blandford
Roy Kerr and Roger Blandford were honored with the 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy for their fundamental work concerning rotating black holes and their astrophysical consequences.
Claude Allègre and Gerald J. Wasserburg were recognized in 1986 for their work in ecosystem ecology.
Answer: False
Claude Allègre and Gerald J. Wasserburg received the 1986 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for their pioneering studies in isotope geochemistry and its geological interpretations, not for ecosystem ecology.
James Van Allen's 1989 prize recognized his discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.
Answer: True
James Van Allen was awarded the 1989 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for his pioneering exploration of space, specifically the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.
Paul R. Ehrlich and E. O. Wilson shared the 1990 prize solely for their work on the theory of island biogeography.
Answer: False
Paul R. Ehrlich and E. O. Wilson shared the 1990 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences. Ehrlich was recognized for research on fragmented populations, and Wilson for island biogeography and species diversity, not solely for island biogeography.
Adolf Seilacher received the 1992 Crafoord Prize for his studies on the interstellar medium.
Answer: False
Adolf Seilacher was awarded the 1992 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for his innovative research on the evolution of life and its interaction with the environment as documented in the geological record, not for studies on the interstellar medium.
Robert May received the 1996 Crafoord Prize for his contributions to understanding the large-scale structure of the Universe.
Answer: False
Robert May was awarded the 1996 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for his pioneering ecological research concerning the theoretical analysis of population dynamics, communities, and ecosystems, not for the large-scale structure of the Universe.
The 1999 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences recognized contributions to the conceptual development of evolutionary biology.
Answer: True
The 1999 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences was awarded to Ernst Mayr, John Maynard Smith, and George Christopher Williams for their fundamental contributions to the conceptual development of evolutionary biology.
Which Crafoord Prize laureate is recognized for pioneering studies on co-evolution?
Answer: Daniel H. Janzen
Daniel H. Janzen is recognized for his imaginative and stimulating studies on co-evolution, for which he was awarded the 1984 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences.
The 1987 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences was awarded to Eugene Odum and Howard T. Odum for their foundational work in which field?
Answer: Ecosystem ecology
Eugene Odum and Howard T. Odum shared the 1987 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for their pioneering contributions within the field of ecosystem ecology.
James Van Allen was awarded the 1989 Crafoord Prize for his discovery of which phenomenon?
Answer: The Van Allen belts
James Van Allen received the 1989 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for his pioneering exploration of space, specifically the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.
Which pair shared the 1990 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for their work related to population dynamics and island biogeography?
Answer: Paul R. Ehrlich and E. O. Wilson
Paul R. Ehrlich and E. O. Wilson shared the 1990 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences. Ehrlich was recognized for research on fragmented populations, and Wilson for island biogeography and species diversity.
For which field were Willi Dansgaard and Nicholas Shackleton recognized when they received the 1995 Crafoord Prize?
Answer: Developing and applying isotope geological analysis methods for climatic variations
Willi Dansgaard and Nicholas Shackleton received the 1995 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for their fundamental work in developing and applying isotope geological analysis methods for the study of climatic variations.
Carl Woese was awarded the 2003 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for which significant discovery?
Answer: A third domain of life
Carl Woese received the 2003 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for his discovery of a third domain of life, fundamentally expanding the understanding of the tree of life.
For what fundamental analysis of social behavior was Robert Trivers awarded the 2007 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences?
Answer: Social evolution, conflict, and cooperation
Robert Trivers received the 2007 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for his fundamental analysis of social evolution, conflict, and cooperation.
The 2010 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences was awarded to Walter Munk for his contributions to understanding which aspect of Earth science?
Answer: Ocean circulation, tides, and waves
Walter Munk received the 2010 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to the understanding of ocean circulation, tides, and waves.
Who received the 2000 Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis for identifying TNF-alpha as a therapeutic target?
Answer: Marc Feldmann and Ravinder N. Maini
Marc Feldmann and Ravinder N. Maini were awarded the 2000 Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis for their discovery that TNF-alpha could serve as a therapeutic target in rheumatoid arthritis.