The Resource JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
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The item JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- Jews make up 0.2% of the worlds' population, yet they have won over 20% of the Nobel prizes - 204 in total out of around 900 awarded since the first Laureates at the start of the 20th century. When one considers that Jews weren't even admitted to University in Britain until the 1820s, and were on a quota at some American Ivy League colleges until after the Second World War, their successes are truly remarkable. Nobel prizes can be worth up to a million pounds, and it is not surprising there are hundreds of nominations every year in each category. What is the reason for this disparity? Derek Taylor provides biographical chapters on all the prize-winning men and women, and an additional one on the founder, Alfred Nobel himself. These chapters include their backgrounds and the work for which they received the awards. In addition to this Taylor provides the historical background to the development of scientific research. If physics has previously been a closed book to you, if your knowledge of chemistry is somewhat limited, if you've wondered how solutions were discovered for so many previously incurable diseases, you will find the answers clearly and simply explained. The book also covers the Literary, Economics and Peace awards in similar detail. It all makes a fascinating story of how to overcome prejudice, and how to take advantage of ancestry and tradition. With a Foreword by Theresa May, Prime Minister of0the United Kingdom
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 volume)
- Isbn
- 9781910383902
- Label
- JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
- Title
- JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Jews make up 0.2% of the worlds' population, yet they have won over 20% of the Nobel prizes - 204 in total out of around 900 awarded since the first Laureates at the start of the 20th century. When one considers that Jews weren't even admitted to University in Britain until the 1820s, and were on a quota at some American Ivy League colleges until after the Second World War, their successes are truly remarkable. Nobel prizes can be worth up to a million pounds, and it is not surprising there are hundreds of nominations every year in each category. What is the reason for this disparity? Derek Taylor provides biographical chapters on all the prize-winning men and women, and an additional one on the founder, Alfred Nobel himself. These chapters include their backgrounds and the work for which they received the awards. In addition to this Taylor provides the historical background to the development of scientific research. If physics has previously been a closed book to you, if your knowledge of chemistry is somewhat limited, if you've wondered how solutions were discovered for so many previously incurable diseases, you will find the answers clearly and simply explained. The book also covers the Literary, Economics and Peace awards in similar detail. It all makes a fascinating story of how to overcome prejudice, and how to take advantage of ancestry and tradition. With a Foreword by Theresa May, Prime Minister of0the United Kingdom
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- TAYLOR, DEREK
- Dewey number
- 296.09
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- BM150-449
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- Jews
- Nobel Prize winners
- RELIGION / Judaism / General
- Jews
- Nobel Prize winners
- Label
- JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
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- online resource
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1076561242
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 volume)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781910383902
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white).
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- not applicable
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- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1076561242
- Label
- JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1076561242
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 volume)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781910383902
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white).
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1076561242
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