Attributing excellence in medicine the history of the Nobel Prize

Attributing Excellence in Medicine discusses the aura around the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It analyzes the social processes and contingent factors leading to recognition and reputation in science and medicine. This volume will help the reader to better understand the dynamic...

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Other Authors: Hansson, Nils, 1983- editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Rodopi 2019
[2020]
Series:Clio Medica; volume98.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431219506719
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Summary:Attributing Excellence in Medicine discusses the aura around the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It analyzes the social processes and contingent factors leading to recognition and reputation in science and medicine. This volume will help the reader to better understand the dynamics of the attribution of excellence throughout the 20th century. Contributors are Massimiano Bucchi, Fabio De Sio, Jacalyn Duffin, Heiner Fangerau, Thorsten Halling, Nils Hansson, David S. Jones, Gustav Källstrand, Ulrich Koppitz, Pauline Mattsson, Katarina Nordqvist, Scott H. Podolsky, Thomas Schlich, and Sven Widmalm.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-206) and index.
ISBN:9789004406421
Access:Open access