(Image: Millennium Technology Prize)
The Millennium technology prize was set up by the Technology Academy Finland to recognise innovation. Often dubbed the “technology Nobels”, the prize has been awarded every two years since 2004. The two finalists for the 2012 prize are Linus Torvalds, the developer of Linux, and Shinya Yamanaka, who works in embryonic stem cell research. Caroline Morley
See gallery: “Superstars of technology: The Millennium prizewinners“
