The Kyoto Prize worth $ 1.8 million was divided into three

An American computer scientist, a Japanese biologist and an Indian literary critic on Friday, was awarded the Kyoto Prize of Japan, with a joint award of more than $ 1.8 million.

Professor Yoshinori Osumi, one of the three winners in 2012

The awarding unit is the Inamori Foundation, founded by the founder of Kyocera Corporation, Kazuo Inamori in 1985 to honor outstanding individuals in philosophy, art, science and technology.

The 2012 winners will receive an honorary merit, a 20 karat gold medal and a 50 million yen (626,000 USD) cash prize in a ceremony held in Japan's ancient capital Kyoto on the 10th. -11, according to Inamori Foundation.

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, 70, a professor at Columbia University, New York, USA, is recognized for being 'an outstanding theorist and educator who speaks to human voices against the enslavement of technology in a globalized world '.

Ivan Edward Sutherland, 74, a scientist at Portland University, Oregon, USA, was awarded for 'pioneering achievements in the development of multifaceted computer models and interactions' , according to the fund's statement. .

Yoshinori Osumi, 67, a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, was honored for 'outstanding contribution' in the field of self-realization, a process in which cells feed themselves.

The Kyoto Prize has been awarded to 87 individuals and one organization since its inception.