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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
Jewish Nobel Prize Winners
With a Foreword by Theresa May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Verlag:
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: D5KVD54
EAN: 9781803710839
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Zustellung: Fr, 18.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 36.–
Beschreibung
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. 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.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Derek Taylor
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 420