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Attributing excellence in medicine : the history of the Nobel Prize
Title
Attributing excellence in medicine : the history of the Nobel Prize / edited by Nils Hansson, Thorsten Halling, Heiner Fangerau.
ISBN
9789004393974
9004393978
9789004406421
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
xvi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Summary
"Attributing Excellence in Medicine discusses the aura around the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It analyzes the social processes and contingent factors leading to recognition and reputation in science and medicine. This volume will help the reader to better understand the dynamics of the attribution of excellence throughout the 20th century. Contributors are Massimiano Bucchi, Fabio De Sio, Jacalyn Duffin, Heiner Fangerau, Thorsten Halling, Nils Hansson, David S. Jones, Gustav Källstrand, Ulrich Koppitz, Pauline Mattsson, Katarina Nordqvist, Scott H. Podolsky, Thomas Schlich, and Sven Widmalm"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
History of the Nobel Prize
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 17, 2019
Series
Clio medica, 98
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Commemorating Excellence: The Nobel Prize and the Secular Religion of Science / Jacalyn Duffin
More Than a Prize: The Creation of the Nobel System / Gustav Källstrand
Hitler's Boycott: Cultural Politics and the Rhetoric of Neutrality / Sven Widmalm
From Global Recognition to Global Health: Antimicrobials and the Nobel Prize, 1901-2015 / Scott H. Podolsky
Discovery or Reputation? Jacques Loeb and the Role of Nomination
Networks / Heiner Fangerau, Thorsten Halling and Nils Hansson
Defining 'cutting-edge' Excellence: Awarding Nobel Prizes (or not) to Surgeons / Nils Hansson, David S. Jones and Thomas Schlich
John C. Eccles' Conversion and the Meaning of 'Authority' / Fabio De Sio, Nils Hansson and Ulrich Koppitz
The Laureate in the Spotlight: Renato Dulbecco and the Public Image of Science / Massimiano Bucchi
Nobel Prize Awarded Discoveries and Commercialization: The Role of the Laureates / Katarina Nordqvist and Pauline Mattsson
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