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Summary
Celebrating a century of revolutionary contributions to our understanding of life, the world, and the universe, this encyclopedic desk reference traces the discoveries that earned nearly 500 distinguished scientists Nobel honors in the areas of chemistry, physics, and medicine. The School of Library Journal called it "...eye-catching... Original artwork, colorful captioned drawings of models and structures, and diagrams illustrate complex scientific principles and may invite browsing. ...great graphics and appealing format..." This book includes over 550 full color illustrations and photographs, and is a must for the library of any public, university, business, or personal library.
Author Notes
Leroy\, Francis
Reviews 2
School Library Journal Review
Gr 9 Up-This eye-catching resource profiles no fewer than 450 scientists. The volume is arranged first by discipline, then by date, covering laureates from 1901 to 2001. The introduction to each section describes 20th-century advances, such as the synthesis of such compounds as ammonia, fertilizers, and plastics, and recent research in molecular, supra molecular, and materials chemistry. Individual entries include a portrait, birthdate and place, description and fruition of the research, and career development. Entry style varies slightly in the separately authored sections-physics essays contain quotes and hobbies, chemistry and medicine essays include fathers' occupations. Essays on notable laureates such as Enrico Fermi, Thomas Hunt Morgan, and Linus Pauling are longer than those on lesser-known people. Original artwork, colorful captioned drawings of models and structures, and diagrams illustrate complex scientific principles and may invite browsing. Collaborative awards are cross-referenced in bold type and non-Nobelist contributors to the work, including many women, are credited but not indexed. Name and subject indexes and a table of the science awards by year are included. Both George Thomas Kurian's The Nobel Scientists (Prometheus, 2002) and Nobel Prize Winners (1987) and Supplement (1997, both H. W. Wilson) have lengthier entries but lack Recipients' great graphics and appealing format.-Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Choice Review
Perhaps the most prestigious honor a person can win, the Nobel prizes are listed in this volume by year, 1901-2001, for chemistry, physics, and medicine. Each entry summarizes the laureate's educational background, provides a sentence or two of biographical background, and explains why the scientist won his or her Nobel. The book includes a brief biography of Alfred Nobel, a table listing the winners by year for each of three prizes covered in the book, a bibliography of other biographical reference sources for the winners, an index of prize recipients, and a subject index. The book's best feature is the high-quality illustrations spread liberally throughout. Other reference books offer longer and more insightful articles, and the usefulness of Leroy's book is hampered by the lack of suggestions for additional readings on the prize topics. A pretty but not very useful book. ^BSumming Up: Not recommended. R. Dyson Lamar University
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 5 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 7 |
| Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896) | p. 9 |
| The Nobel Laureates in Chemistry (1901 - 2001) | p. 13 |
| Introduction | p. 15 |
| 1901 | p. 17 |
| 1905 | p. 20 |
| 1906 | p. 21 |
| 1908 | p. 22 |
| 1914 | p. 26 |
| 1922 | p. 30 |
| 1924 Not Awarded | p. 31 |
| 1944 | p. 46 |
| 1946 | p. 47 |
| 1947 | p. 49 |
| 1954 | p. 55 |
| 1955 | p. 58 |
| 1960 | p. 62 |
| 1961 | p. 63 |
| 1963 | p. 68 |
| 1964 | p. 69 |
| 1967 | p. 71 |
| 1969 | p. 73 |
| 1972 | p. 75 |
| 1977 | p. 80 |
| 1979 | p. 83 |
| 1984 | p. 88 |
| 1988 | p. 94 |
| 1993 | p. 99 |
| 1997 | p. 106 |
| 1998 | p. 108 |
| 2000 | p. 110 |
| 2001 | p. 111 |
| The Nobel Laureates in Physics (1901 - 2001) | p. 113 |
| Introduction | p. 114 |
| 1901 | p. 117 |
| 1902 | p. 118 |
| 1906 | p. 123 |
| 1913 | p. 127 |
| 1919 | p. 132 |
| 1923 | p. 137 |
| 1927 | p. 140 |
| 1928 | p. 141 |
| 1933 | p. 143 |
| 1938 | p. 148 |
| 1939 | p. 152 |
| 1944 | p. 154 |
| 1947 | p. 156 |
| 1949 | p. 157 |
| 1950 | p. 158 |
| 1955 | p. 162 |
| 1957 | p. 165 |
| 1958 | p. 166 |
| 1959 | p. 167 |
| 1961 | p. 169 |
| 1963 | p. 171 |
| 1967 | p. 179 |
| 1970 | p. 183 |
| 1971 | p. 185 |
| 1976 | p. 190 |
| 1980 | p. 196 |
| 1981 | p. 197 |
| 1982 | p. 199 |
| 1994 | p. 214 |
| 1995 | p. 215 |
| 1996 | p. 217 |
| 1998 | p. 220 |
| The Nobel Laureates in Medicine (1901 - 2001) | p. 229 |
| Introduction | p. 231 |
| 1901 | p. 233 |
| 1903 | p. 234 |
| 1906 | p. 236 |
| 1915 to 1918 Not Awarded | p. 245 |
| 1925 Not Awarded | p. 249 |
| 1929 | p. 250 |
| 1930 | p. 251 |
| 1938 | p. 263 |
| 1939 to 1942 Not Awarded | p. 264 |
| 1944 | p. 265 |
| 1947 | p. 268 |
| 1951 | p. 272 |
| 1953 | p. 273 |
| 1961 | p. 285 |
| 1966 | p. 296 |
| 1968 | p. 298 |
| 1973 | p. 309 |
| 1975 | p. 318 |
| 1980 | p. 326 |
| 1984 | p. 332 |
| 1986 | p. 335 |
| 1989 | p. 339 |
| 1992 | p. 344 |
| 1998 | p. 351 |
| 1999 | p. 353 |
| 2001 | p. 357 |
| Bibliography Chemistry | p. 369 |
| Bibliography Physics | p. 370 |
| Index of Recipients' Names | p. 375 |
| Subject Index | p. 377 |
