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| Autore principale: | Friedman, Robert Marc.
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| Titolo: | The politics of excellence : behind the Nobel Prize in science / Robert Marc Friedman. |
| Pubblicazione: | New York : W.H. Freeman, 2001. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 379 p. ; 25 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Preface. Author's note and acknowledgments. Introduction: Legendary excellence. Pt. 1. Permanent battles will surely be waged for every prize: 1. The stupidest use of a bequest that I can imagine! 2. Coming apart at the seams 3. Sympathy for an area closely connected with my own speciality 4. Each Nobel Prize can be likened to a Swedish flag. Pt. 2. Has the Swedish academy of sciences ... seen nothing, heard nothing and understood nothing?: 5. Should the Nobel Prize be awarded in wartime? 6. While the sores are still dripping blood! Pt. 3. Small Popes in Uppsala: 7. Einstein must never get a Nobel Prize 8. To sit on a Nobel committee is like sitting on quicksand 9. Clamor in the Academy. Pt. 4. Don't shoot the piano player, he's doing the best he can: 10. It can happen thet pure pettiness enters 11. One ought to think the matter over twice. Pt. 5. Scandalous traffic: 12. Dazzling dialects 13. Completely lacking an unambiguous objective standard 14. The knights Templar. Further reflections. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Notes. Index |
| Visionato in: | IMSS |
| ISBN: | 0716731037 |
| Discipline: | Fisica--Accademie e istituzioni. Chimica--Accademie e istituzioni. |
| Enti: | Nobelstiftelsen (Stoccolma). |
| Luoghi: | Stoccolma. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XX. |
| Correlato a: |  Turchetti, Simone. Recensione]. |
| Collocazione: | LS 12953 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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