TED Prize 2005 TED Prize

2005 TED Prize winners from left: medical inventor Robert Fischell, musician and activist Bono, photographer Edward Burtynsky

2005 was the first year of the annual TED Prize. Three winners were each given three wishes:

These first TED Prize wishes blossomed into powerful results:

+ The TED Prize seeded Bono's ONE Campaign -- and inspired the 2007 TEDGlobal Africa conference ... read more >>

+ Edward Burtynsky made the right connections to produce his environmental children's series The Greens ... read more >>

+ Robert Fischell connected with designers for his groundbreaking migraine treatment ... read more >>