The Kistler Prize (created 1999) is awarded annually to recognize original contributions "to the understanding of the connection between human heredity and human society," and includes a cash award of US $100,000 and a 200-gram gold medallion.
The prize is awarded by the Foundation For the Future, and is named after its benefactor, physicist and inventor Walter Kistler. The recipients have been:
- 2000 – Edward O. Wilson
- 2001 – Richard Dawkins
- 2002 – Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
- 2003 – Arthur Jensen
- 2004 – Vincent Sarich
- 2005 – Thomas J. Bouchard
- 2006 – Doreen Kimura
- 2007 – Spencer Wells
- 2008 – Craig Venter
- 2009 – Svante Pääbo
- 2010 – Leroy Hood
- 2011 – Charles Murray
Read more about Kistler Prize: Walter P. Kistler Book Award, Foundation For The Future
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