Millenium Technology Prize presented to Linux Creator and Stem cell scientist

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Linus Torvalds, US - Finnish software engineer who created linux open source operating system and Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka won a 1.2 million euro prize.

The two were honoured on wednesday(13.06.2012) afternoon by president Sauli Niinistö in a ceremony at the finnish national opera house.

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The prize awarded by the Technology Academy Finland aims at highlighting innovations that are outstanding and enhance everyday lives.

Among previous winners of this prize is Tim Berners-Lee who invented world wide web(www).






sources:yle