{"product_id":"9789814360876","title":"Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have developed to become a unique measure of scientific excellence. Using archival documents, which have been released (50 years secrecy) for scholarly work, the author expertly traces the strengths and weaknesses of the Nobel system as exemplified by individual prizes. Surveys of the more than 100 years that the Prizes have been awarded are also presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the most important prize in the world of science and gives unique historical insights into how the laureate selection process has developed to secure optimal choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo other book has been published which draws from previously classified archival materials to the extent that this book does. It indirectly deals with factors that foster scientific discoveries viz. the role of both individuals and institutions and thus provides invaluable insights for researchers, institutions and anyone interested in science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than a Century of Nobel Prizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerendipity and Nobel Prizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNobel Prizes and the Emerging Virus Concept\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Only Nobel Prize for a Virus Vaccine: Yellow Fever and Max Theiler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolio and Nobel Prizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnusual Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNobel Prizes and Nucleic Acids: A Drama in Five Acts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNobel Prizes, Prions and Personalities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150323859696,"sku":"9789814360876","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814360876_p0.jpg?v=1763691114","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814360876","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}