Beginnings of the Nobel Institution - The Science Prizes, 1901-1915

List of contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Precursors to the Nobel prizes in the sciences; 2. Developments in Swedish and international science having a bearing on the Nobel institution; 3. Implementing the will of Alfred Nobel, 1896-1900; 4. An overview of the nominating system and its influence on the prize decisions; 5. Networks at work in the prize selections: Arrhenius and Mittag-Leffler; 6. Committee decision making; 7. The prizes, the public, and the scientific community; Epilogue and conclusions; Appendixes; A note on sources and notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Elisabeth Crawford, Elisabeth T. Crawford, Crawford Elisabeth T.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.1987
• EAN: 9780521347471
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34747-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, Scientific research, Science Funding & Policy, Science funding and policy