The Jewish Nobel Prize in Chemistry : Sharing Knowledge in the Twentieth Century
One of the outstanding and remarkable traits of Jews throughout their history, several thousand years old, has been their creativity in all fields, especially in science.
They have participated in an impressive way in the questioning of values, the dismantling of dogmas, and the irruption of hidden forces.
It can be stressed from the outset that the contributions of the Jews to science was out of proportion to the percentage of the population they represent. This remains true for the chemistry of the twentieth century.
Through the life and work of twenty-three Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, the author gives us a fascinating story of these men, often exiles and of modest origins, whose science was their vocation and the sharing of knowledge their creed.
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The Jewish Nobel Prize in Economics : Sharing Knowledge in the Twentieth Century
One of the most remarkable things about the Jewish people over the last several thousand years has been their creativity in many fields, especially in science.
They have also been impressive in their participation in questioning values, dismantling dogmas, and the disruption of hidden forces.
We must underscore the fact that the contribution of Jews to science was out of proportion to the percentage of the population that they represent. This remained true in the field of twentieth-century economics.
In illustrating the lives and work of these Nobel Prize winners in economics, the author gives us a fascinating story of men, often exiles and of modest origins, whose science was their vocation and the sharing of knowledge their creed.
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The Jews and Science : The Quest for Knowledge in the Twentieth Century
One of the most remarkable things about the Jewish people over the last several thousand years has been their creativity in many fields, especially in science.
They have also been impressive in their participation in questioning values, dismantling dogmas, and the disruption of hidden forces.
We must underscore the fact that the contribution of Jews to science was out of proportion to the percentage of the population that they represent.
In illustrating the lives and work of these 33 Nobel Prize winners in physics, the author analyzes the factors which favored these prodigious breakthroughs by Jewish scholars.
“In the first part of the book, the author shows us with great erudition that the quest and great respect for knowledge have always marked the Jewish communities. The second part shows us an impressive fresco of contemporary physics where, in one Nobel Prize biography after another with lively and easy-to-read texts, we follow the development of a beautiful epic through the entire twentieth century.” — from the Foreword by Maurice Jacob/CERN
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About the Author:
Isaac Benguigui holds a doctorate in Physics. He is a physicist and historian of science and the author of ten books. He is a former researcher at the Swiss National Science Foundation and former research associate at the University of Berkeley (California). He teaches at the University of Geneva.