Scientific Elite Nobel Laureates in the United States

Name: Scientific Elite Nobel Laureates in the United States
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ISBN: 9780029358801

ISBN-10: 0029358809

ISBN-13: 9780029358801

Edition: 1979

Authors: Harriet Zuckerman

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Zuckerman (sociology, Columbia U.) chronicles Nobel prize winners and the stratification system in 20th century science, tracking the careers of all American laureates who won prizes from 1907 to 1972. By examining the interplay of merit and privilege at each stage of their careers, she creates a portrait of a scientific elite whose advantages perpetuate disparities between themselves and other scientists. The appendices contain interviews with Nobel prize winners and lists of recipients. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $10.95
Copyright year: 1979
Publisher: Free Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 335
Language: English



Introduction to the Transaction Edition


Preface and Acknowledgments


Nobel Laureates and Scientific Elites


The Sociology of the Nobel Prize


The Social Origins of Laureates


Masters and Apprentices in Science


Moving into the Scientific Elite


The Prize-Winning Research


After the Prize


The Nobel Prize and the Accumulation of Advantage in Science


Appendix A Interviewing an Ultra-elite


Appendix B Nobel Laureates in Science, 1901-76


Appendix C Prize-Winning Research: Specialty and Year of Award


Appendix D Official Occupants of the Forty-first Chair: "Honorable Mentions" for Nobel Prizes


Appendix E Age-Specific Annual Rates of Productivity of Laureates and a Matched Sample of Scientists Who Survived to Each Age


Bibliography


Index of Names


Index of Subjects