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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 ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Nobel Prize and Sweden
  • 2. The Nobel Prize and national 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.