Nobel Dreams: Power, Deceit, and the Ultimate Experiment
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (572 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0394545036 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 261 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Academic Reality" according to Mark C. Jones. Contains a good combination of hard science and the politics of actually getting stuff done. I appreciated the details of experimental particle physics, but the best part of the book is the insider perspective on getting grant money, timing the delivery of experimental results and positioning oneself for recognition from the Nobel committee. The interplay between the theorists and experimentalists was also illuminating. The only negative factor's were the needless comments on what people were wearing at a meeting or how handsome/pretty they were that day and I believe (not positive since the only account I have is the book) a few remarks . A great read A Customer This book hooked me so completely that when I came across it in the library I read it from cover to cover standing (then sitting) in the aisle. Anyone with an interest in high-energy physics or academic politics with enjoy it immensely.. analyst19Good read for Some analyst1946 For people like me who are interested in this topic a good read. 6 said Good read for Some. For people like me who are interested in this topic a good read
Shane, Mathematics Dept., Baruch Coll., CUNYCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. . From Library Journal Carlo Rubbia recently won a Nobel Prize for his work in experimental particle physics. From Taubes's description we come to see this scientist as a thoroughly unpleasant person, obsessed by the need to be best. This book recounts the tale of how the Prize was won. Most disheartening is that he is interested only in publishing first and exhibits little patience for the kind of meticulous attention to detail that guarantees the accuracy of his results. If Taubes's account is true, then the quest for the Nobel Prize may be doing more harm than good to the cause of scientific progress.Harold D. It also describes some of the subsequent work done by Rubbia and his group during the middle 1980s. He terrori
Several colorful personalities are introduced--the Italian physicist Carlo Rubbia chief among them.. A modern-day adventure story demonstrating the chaotic and chancy nature of science that will change perceptions of scientific research