The Nobel Prize: The First 100 Years - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 981024665X ISBN 13: 9789810246655

Publisher: Imperial College Press, 2001

Synopsis

The Nobel Prize, as founded in Alfred Nobel's will, was the first truly international prize. There is no other award with the same global scope and mission. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (from 1969) have not only captured the most significant contributions to the progress of mankind, they also constitute distinct markers of the major trends in their respective areas. The main reason for the prestige of the Prize today is, however, the lasting importance of the names on the list of Laureates and their contributions to human development.In celebration of the centennial of the Nobel Prize in 2001, this book offers a clear perspective on the development of human civilization over the past hundred years. The book serves to present the major trends and developments and also provide information about the life and philosophy of Alfred Nobel, the history of the Nobel Foundation, and the procedure for nominating and selecting Nobel Laureates.

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Review:

"...a comprehensive review of the Nobel prizes awarded since 1901...a compressed history of humankind in twentieth century." -- M Veltman Nobel Laureate in Physics (1999) Emeritus Professor of Physics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

About this edition

• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 981024665X
• ISBN 13: 9789810246655
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Levinovitz Agneta Wallin, Ringertz Nils