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Grant: Feynman Prize 1998 — Theory (Foresight Institute -> Ralph C. Merkle, Stephen Walch)

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2 evidence checks from 1 unique source

Last checked: 4/3/2026

[deterministic-row-match] Deterministic match: grantee, date matched in source snapshot (70 rows)

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foresight.org/prizes/feynman-prizes/Foresight Prizes(2 checks)

confirmed95%deterministic-row-match · 4/3/2026

Found: Matched row: {"grantee":"Ralph C. Merkle, Stephen Walch","date":1998,"description":"Xerox Palo Alto Research Center / ELORET at NASA Ames Research Center","focusArea":"theory","sourceUrl":"https://for…

Note: [deterministic-row-match] Deterministic match: grantee, date matched in source snapshot (70 rows)

unverifiable85%Haiku 4.5 · 3/31/2026

Found: The source confirms the Feynman Prize 1998 — Theory exists and that the Theory prize amount is $5,000. However, the source does not list the 1998 winners or provide specific grantee information for th…

Note: The source confirms the funder (Foresight Institute), prize name (Feynman Prize — Theory), amount ($5,000), and date context (1998 is within the historical period covered). However, the specific grantees (Ralph C. Merkle, Stephen Walch) cannot be verified from this source because the 'Previous winners' section only begins with 2003 and does not include 1998 winners. The claim about the specific recipients in 1998 is therefore unverifiable from the provided source text.

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