1994-
Chambery
France
Convention Center
¨Le Manege¨
CODATA
ICSU UNESCO
During
the celebration of the 14th International Conference on
Environmental and Computer Science of CODATA/ICSU in Chambery,
France, the “Albert Einstein” World Award of Science
was delivered to Prof. Sherwood Rowland for his remarkable
contributions to the environmental sciences, specially his discovery
that chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s) deplete stratospheric ozone
presented hard evidence that chemical pollutants in the atmosphere
can induce changes in the environment on global scale. One year
later he was awarded with the Nobel Prize.
Prof.
Joseph O´Halloran the creator of the Australian mathematics
Competition, now the
largest in the world, received the “ José Vasconcelos”
World Award of Education. His
initiatives have enhanced the acceptance in educational circles
of mathematical challenges
and competitions in stimulating the learning of school mathematics.
