http://news.templetonprize.org/ Most recent 15 articles distributed for Templeton Prize by RealWire en-gb Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss News enquiries@realwire.com Copyright (c) 2013 Realwire Limited 60 http://www.realwire.com/ibank/prize_logo.jpg http://news.templetonprize.org/ http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=Dalai-Lama-Wins-11million-Templeton-Prize Spiritual leader honoured for encouraging scientific research and harmony among religionsLONDON, MARCH 29 – The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader whose long-standing engagement with multiple dimensions of science and with people far beyond his own religious traditions has made him an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony among world religions, has won the 2012 Templeton Prize. Valued at £1.1 million (about $1.7 million or €1.3 million), the prize is the... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0100 http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=Dalai-Lama-Wins-11million-Templeton-Prize http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=Martin-Rees-Wins-1-million-2011-Templeton-Prize - Astronomer Royal awarded for widening understanding of the cosmos - LONDON, APRIL 6 – Martin J. Rees, a theoretical astrophysicist whose profound insights on the cosmos have provoked vital questions that address mankind’s deepest hopes and fears, has won the £1 million Templeton Prize, the world's largest annual monetary award given to an individual. Lord Rees, 68, is Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a former president of the Royal Society. He has spent... Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:22:00 +0100 http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=Martin-Rees-Wins-1-million-2011-Templeton-Prize http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=templeton-prize-2010-winner-is-francisco-ayala-a-leading-geneticist - Francisco J. Ayala awarded for public role in defending science practice and religious faith - WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 25 – Francisco J. Ayala, an evolutionary geneticist and molecular biologist who has vigorously defended scientific theory from the influence of religious belief while also calling for mutual respect between the two, has won the world’s largest annual award, the £1million Templeton Prize.Ayala, 76, a naturalised American and Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:05:00 +0100 http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=templeton-prize-2010-winner-is-francisco-ayala-a-leading-geneticist http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=french-physicist-and-philosopher-wins-2009-templeton-prize The winner of the 2009 Templeton Prize has been announced.The £1million Prize, which is the world’s largest annual award to an individual, has been awarded to French physicist and philosopher of science Bernard d’Espagnat.The Prize recognizes d’Espagnat’s explorations of the philosophical implications of quantum physics for the definition of reality and the potential limits of knowable science.The announcement took place at a news conference held by the John Templeton Foundation at the headquarters of the... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:54:00 +0100 http://news.templetonprize.org/direct.asp?title=french-physicist-and-philosopher-wins-2009-templeton-prize