100 Years of Nobel Prizes

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A statistical analysis and interpretation of the more than 700 Nobel prizes given in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Peace, Literature, and Economics between 1901 and 2000—the first 100 years of the awards existence. The book also looks at whether there are any common factors among Nobel winners, no matters the year or the field in which the award was given. It finds interesting evidence that there well might be. Includes multiple charts, graphs, and lists about the Nobel Prizes. Baruch Aba Shalev is a genetist headquartered in Israel. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and his Masters from the University of California, Davis. His Ph.D. in genetics was awarded by the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. He has been involved in research and teaching for the past 35 years. He consults with many countries interested in improving their animal production and has published over 200 scientific papers. He has applied his interest in statistics to the Nobel prizes to achieve some interesting insights and conclusions. Dr. Shalev was born in Jerusalem and currently lives in Herzliya. He is married, has three children. - Preface to Second Edition (with Listing of 2001/2002 Laureates) - Introduction - Statistical Analysis - Number of Nobel Prize Winners by Category and Gender - Nationality of Nobel Prize Winners - Nationality of Nobel Prize Winners - Population and Index - Table of Total Number of Nobel Prize Winners - By Nationality - Nationality of Nobel Prize Winners - Major Democratic Countries - Distribution of Nobel Prizes-By Country, Categories and Years - Leading Institutions Where Nobel Prize Winners were Educated - Universities/Institutes Whose Researchers Have Received Nobel Prizes - Age at Publication and the Interval to Winning the Nobel Prize - Age of Nobel Prize Winners - Women As Winners of the Nobel Prize During the First 100 Years - Collaboration and Simultaneous Work Leading to Nobel Prizes - Other Awards Earned by Nobel Prize Winners Between 1901 and 2000 - Academic Degrees of Nobel Prize Winners Between 1900 and 2000 - Religion of Nobel Prize Winners - Birth Dates of Laureates by Seasons and Astrological Signs - Commentary - Luck, Genius, and Environment - Major Innovations of Nobel Prize Laureates Between 1901 and 2000 - Nobel Prizes Within Families - Winners of More than One Nobel Prize - or Rejecting It - Brain Migration - Marriages, Divorces, and Childless Instances of Laureates - Nobel Laureates Imprisoned or Killed - Have the Goals of Alfred Nobel Been Fulfilled in the Past 100 Years? - Summary and Conclusions - Appendix - List of Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry - List of Nobel Prize Winners in Physiology or Medicine - List of Nobel Prize Winners in Physics - List of Nobel Prize Winners in Economics - List of Nobel Prize Winners in Literature - List of Nobel Prize Winners in Peace - Selected Bibliography - Index - About Author/Note on CD Rom