The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige
Author(s): Burton Feldman
Founded by the brilliant, misanthropic inventor of dynamite, the Nobel Prize has for a hundred years claimed to identify the summit of human achievement. But what exactly is the Nobel Institution? How does it choose its winners? Has it ever made a mistake? And why does the prize hold such importance? With deft insight and sparkling wit, Burton Feldman considers these questions while taking us on a fascinating tour of every aspect of Alfred Nobel's grand legacy.
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"A well-researched guide to the merriment in Stockholm."- Wall Street Journal.
Burton Feldman earned his PhD in the History of Ideas and Science at the University of Chicago. He taught at the Universities of Chicago, Maryland, Denver, Colorado at Boulder, and at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and wrote on religion and myth, literary criticism, and politics. He passed away in 2003.
General Fields
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- : Skyhorse Publishing
- : Arcade Publishing
- : 31 December 2012
- : 230mm X 152mm
- : United States
- : 01 December 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : 416
- : 001.44
- : Paperback
- : Burton Feldman