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Type: Book excerpt / manuscript page
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This document appears to be page 367 from a manuscript titled 'The Quest for Knowledge'. It describes three major awards: the Pulitzer Prize, the Turing Award, and the XPRIZE. The page includes a photograph of the first XPRIZE award ceremony featuring a group of men holding a $10 million check made out to Mojave Aerospace Ventures.

People (1)

Name Role Context
Unidentified Group Ceremony Participants
Group of men shown in a photograph holding a large check at the XPRIZE First Award Ceremony.

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
Association of Computer Machinery
Original creator of the Turing Award
Google
Supporter of the Turing Award
Intel
Supporter of the Turing Award
Mojave Aerospace Ventures
Payee listed on the large ceremonial check in the photograph
Ansari XPRIZE
Organization/Award mentioned in text and photo caption

Timeline (1 events)

XPRIZE First Award Ceremony
Outdoor stage (implied by photo)
Group of men (unidentified in text)

Locations (1)

Location Context
Implied by citizenship requirement for Pulitzer Prize

Key Quotes (3)

"A Pulitzer Prizes is to the arts what a Nobel Prize is to science."
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"It is considered the Nobel Prize for computing."
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"Anyone can propose a challenge but they must also provide the prize money! It’s big money."
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The Quest for Knowledge
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Pulitzer Prize
A Pulitzer Prizes is to the arts what a Nobel Prize is to science. Again the Prize was the result of a bequest. They are awarded in the fields of music, art and literature. Unlike Nobel Prizes, where there are no public nominations and you might wait a lifetime for the phone call, you enter your name for a Pulitzer Prize. Most people associate the term Pulitzer Prize winner with journalism, but about 25 Pulitzers are awarded each year. You must be a US citizen to enter.
Turing Award
Originally set up by the Association of Computer Machinery, this award comes with prize money of $250,000, supported by Google and Intel, and goes to a person who significantly advanced computer science or artificial intelligence in the previous year. It is considered the Nobel Prize for computing.
XPRIZE
XPRIZEs are awarded for technology and bear the democratic stamp of the Internet age. Anyone can propose a challenge but they must also provide the prize money! It’s big money. The Ansari XPRIZE for the first
[Image: Group of men standing on a stage holding a large check]
[Text on Check: Pay to the order of Mojave Aerospace Ventures | $ 10,000,000.00 | Ten Million Dollars and 00/100]
XPRIZE First Award Ceremony
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