The Kistler Prize (1999-2011) was awarded annually to recognize original contributions "to the understanding of the connection between human heredity and human society", and was named after its benefactor, physicist and inventor Walter Kistler . The prize was awarded by the Foundation For the Future and it included a cash award of US $ 100,000 and a 200-gram gold medallion.
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