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The road to Stockholm : Nobel prizes, science, and scientists /

The Nobel Prize is by far the highest recognition a scientist may receive and the only one with which the general public is familiar. Its prestige has reached improbable heights. At the same time a lot of myth surrounds the Nobel Prize, and this is compounded by the fact that people tend to view sci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hargittai, István
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Colección:Oxford paperbacks.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; 1 The Nobel Prize and Sweden; 2 The Nobel Prize and narional politics; 3 Who wins Nobel Prizes?; 4 Discoveries; 5 Overcoming adversity; 6 What turned you to science?; 7 Venue; 8 Mentor; 9 Changing and combining fields; 10 Making an impact; 11 Is there life after the Nobel Prize?; 12 Who did not win; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Notes; Further reading; Nobel laureates in the sciences, 1901-2001; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.