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The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners is a one-stop source of detailed information on the men and women who earned the Nobel Prize during the 20th century. Organized chronologically by prize, each extensive article contains in-depth information on the laureate's life and career as well as a selected list of his or her publications and biographical resources on the individual. A concise commentary explains why the laureate received the award and summarizes the individual's other important achievements. This completely updated edition also contains a history of the prize. Four indexes distinguish this title from similar biographical references and enable researchers to search by name, education, nationality or citizenship, and religion.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword: Alfred Nobel: The Man and His Prizes by Wilhelm Odelberg
Preface
Using This Book
Chemistry
Economics
Literature
Medicine and Physiology
Peace
Physics
Name Index
Education Index
Nationality or Citizenship Index
Religion Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
LOUISE S. SHERBY is Associate Dean and Chief Librarian at Hunter College in New York City. Her articles have appeared in College & Research Libraries News, Journal of Academic Librarianship, and The Reference Librarian. She also is the author of chapters in Essays From the New England Academic Librarians' Writing Seminar, The Basic Business Library: Core Resources, and Library Education and Leadership. She is a co-editor of P.G. Wodehouse: A Comprehensive Bibliography and Checklist and was an Associate Editor for the previous editions of Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners.
Zusammenfassung
The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners is a one-stop source of detailed information on the men and women who earned the Nobel Prize during the 20th century.
