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The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversey, and Prestige
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Publication date
October 3, 2001
Pages
489
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781559705929
ISBN-10
1559705922
Dimensions
1.50 by 6 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.60 lbs.
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$15.95
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Summary
A lively history of the world's most prestigious award traces the history of the Nobel Prize, explaining how it originated, how it works, and how it is influenced by outside pressures and discussing the six fields in which it is awarded--literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, and economics--and its laureates. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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Reprint edition from Arcade Pub (October 3, 2001)
9781559705929 | details & prices | 489 pages | 6.00 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $15.95
About: A history of the Nobel Prize reveals the biases and controversies inherent in the choosing of award winners in each field, scandals, corruption, and the problems stemming from a refusal to change with modern times.
About: A history of the Nobel Prize reveals the biases and controversies inherent in the choosing of award winners in each field, scandals, corruption, and the problems stemming from a refusal to change with modern times.
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