Future: Computers and Telecommunications

Dr. Gordon E. Moore is a visionary. His 1965 prediction, widely known as "Moore's Law," suggested that the number of  transistors on a chip doubles about every two years.

Future: Computers and Telecommunications

Prof. Leonard Kleinrock, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles is known as a "Father of the Internet."

Present: Literature - Rendition of the 20th Century

One of Canada's most renowned writers, Margaret Atwood is a prolific writer who has produced more than 40 volumes of poetry, fiction, children's books, political essays and cultural criticism.

Future: Computers and Telecommunications

Prof. Michael O. Rabin, Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, Boston, and at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, is one of the world's most prominent computer scientists.

Past: Astrophysics - History of the Universe

Prof. Adrew E. Lange was known for the discovery of the large-scale spatial geometry of the universe being spatially flat, of its total mass-energy density having a "critical" value, and for major byproducts of this discovery.

Past: Astrophysics - History of the Universe

Paolo de Bernardis is Professor of Physics at the University La Sapienza in Rome, Italy. His fields of expertise are experimental astrophysics and cosmology, particularly cosmic microwave background.

Past: Astrophysics - History of the Universe

Prof. Paul Richards is known for the discovery of the large-scale spatial geometry of the universe being spatially flat and confirmation of the existence of a negative-pressure dark energy pervading the universe.

Future: Global Public Health

Dr. Robert C. Gallo is best known for his role in the discovery of HIV as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in the development of the HIV blood test.

Present: Leadership

Anthony Charles Lynton (Tony) Blair, former British Prime Minister, is one of the most outstanding statesmen of our era.

Present: Social Responsibility with Particular Emphasis on the Environment

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore may have done more than anyone to raise awareness to the detrimental effects of man's energy consumption on the environment, and the imperative to take action.

Past: Creative Rendering of the Past - Literature, Theater, Film

Amos Oz, one of the most widely read Israeli writers in the world, published numerous novels, novellas, short stories, essays, and occasionally even poetry.

Past: Creative Rendering of the Past - Literature, Theater, Film

Atom Egoyan, an Officer of the Order of Canada, is a critically acclaimed and prize winning Canadian-Armenian film maker (director, screenplay writer and editor).