Geniuses, heroes, and saints : the Nobel Prize and the public image of science / Massimiano Bucchi ; translated by Tania Aragona.
| Author/creator | Bucchi, Massimiano, 1970- author. |
| Other author | Aragona, Tania translator |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2025] |
| Description | viii, 199 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Come vincere un Nobel. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/93ea570d-a61b-61ba-aff0-d7afa37a5291 |
| Portion of title | Nobel Prize and the public image of science |
| Contents | How a Mistaken Obituary Led to the Most Important Award in Science -- How Do You Win a Nobel Prize -- A Prize with No Borders? No Politics Please, We Are Swedish (Scientists)! -- And the Winner Is . . . Not Here! How Einstein Won the Nobel Prize, and Why He Almost Never Received It -- How Not to Win a Nobel Prize: The Story of Lise and Other Prize Ghosts -- Does the Prize Make Them More Appealing? The Importance of Being a Nobel -- The Body of the (Laureate) Scientist -- Epilogue: Geniuses, Heroes and Saints: How the Nobel Prize (Re)invented the Public Image of Science. |
| Abstract | "Investigation into the public image of science and its transformations from the early 20th century to now, all told through the Nobel prize"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Originally published as Come vincere un Nobel, © 2017, Giulio Einaudi Editore S.p.A., Torino."--t.p. Verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Bucchi, Massimiano, 1970- Geniuses, heroes, and saints Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2025] 9780262382526 |
| LCCN | 2024023053 |
| ISBN | 9780262551847 |
| ISBN | 0262551845 |
| ISBN | epub |
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