Beyond the Genius by Charles Brau (Paperback Book)

Beyond the Genius by Charles Brau (Paperback Book)

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Beyond the GeniusNobel Stories of Passion and Controversy in Science\nAuthor(s): Virginia Shepherd, Charles Brau\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783032027344, 978-3032027344\nSynopsis\nUsing the fascinating stories surrounding the lives and struggles of eight Nobel Laureate scientists, this book illustrates the complexity of scientific discovery. Factors such as their passion for science, gender, Jewish roots, nationalism, self-promotion, and just plain hubris all shaped their careers and their discoveries, while competition and politics influenced the Nobel Prizes that they were awarded or denied. For example, the discovery of fission by Hahn and Meitner depended on perseverance, taking months of tedious work to prove that the accepted theories were wrong, while the discovery of the transistor by Bardeen and Brattain was [url] lives of the Nobel Laureates also illustrate the importance of .

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