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Nobel prizes and life sciences /
The Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have developed to become a unique measure of scientific excellence. Using archival documents, which have been released (50 years secrecy) for scholarly work, the author expertly traces the strengths and weaknesses of the Nobel system as exemplified by individual...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack :
World Scientific,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have developed to become a unique measure of scientific excellence. Using archival documents, which have been released (50 years secrecy) for scholarly work, the author expertly traces the strengths and weaknesses of the Nobel system as exemplified by individual prizes. Surveys of the more than 100 years that the Prizes have been awarded are also presented. This book discusses the most important prize in the world of science and gives unique historical insights into how the laureate selection process has developed to secure optimal choice. No other book has. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 317 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814299381 9814299383 1283144352 9781283144353 |