The road to Stockholm : Nobel Prizes, science, and scientists / István Hargittai.
The road to Stockholm : Nobel Prizes, science, and scientists / István Hargittai.
The road to Stockholm : Nobel Prizes, science, and scientists / István Hargittai.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
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N507.9/6
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 342 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1 The Nobel Prize and Sweden -- 2 The Nobel Prize and national politics 29 -- 3 Who wins Nobel Prizes? 48 -- 4 Discoveries 83 -- 5 Overcoming adversity I03 -- 6 What turned you to science? 17 -- 7 Venue I29 -- 8 Mentor I5I -- 9 Changing and combining fields I69 -- 10...
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2002.
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"Written for a general readership, The Road to Stockholm illuminates the nature of scientific discovery, the Nobel Prize selection process, the factors common to award-winning research, and the effects of the Nobel Prize on science itself. Here are stories of scientists who overcame adversity, eventually to win the Prize; insights into the importan...
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The road to Stockholm : Nobel Prizes, science, and scientists / István Hargittai.
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Includes index.
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N507.9/6
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74VvldO2RPjO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvldO2RPjO
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ISBN
019850912X
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507.9
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991017294709702626
