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The Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Karolinska Institute

The Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Karolinska Institute



Author: Bengt Ljunggren
Edition: 1
Publisher: S Karger Pub
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 3805572972



The Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Karolinska Institute: The Story of Axel Key and Alfred Nobel


This superbly illustrated book gives insights into the political and medical background of the history of the mid to late 19th century scientific efforts in Europe. Medical books The Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Karolinska Institute. The biographies of Axel Key and Alfred Nobel among others are artfully intertwined within this history. Focusing on the struggle for recognition by Axel Key for the Karolinska Institute, the book also describes the intimate relationships of academia in promoting their dreams to fruition. Axel Key, a professor of pathology at the Karolinska Institute and the main player in this book, takes us on an exciting, informative historical romp through Europe, describing in detail his meetings with the most eminent scientists of the era whose names have become household in every facet of medicine today - one of the most prominent of which was Alfred Nobel.After Nobel's death, Axel Key played a decisive role in the final implementation of his will and the association of the Karolinska Institute with the Nobel Prize in Medicine Medical books Karolinska Institutet: Karolinska Institutet alumni, Karolinska Institutet faculty, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Erik Waller. Contributors: Source: Wikipedia - Author. Format: Paperback

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Webster's Digital Services 9781171066729 Genius and Innovation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1930-1939 Description Every year the Swedish Karolinska Institute awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to an outstanding contributor to the medical field. While commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Nobel specifically stated that the prize be awarded for physiology or medicine which allows a broader range of for this prize. This book features Nobel Prize in Medici

Six Degrees Publishing Group, Inc 9781171067276 Genius and Innovation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000-2009 Description Every year the Swedish Karolinska Institute awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to an outstanding contributor to the medical field. While commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Nobel specifically stated that the prize be awarded for physiology or medicine which allows a broader range of for this prize. This book features Nobel Prize in

This is a beautiful souvenir sheet, issued by Guinea in 2008, honoring winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology. Featured famous personalities shown include American neuroscientist Paul Greengard, Scottish bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming, and German physiologist Emil Adolf von Behring. Also displayed are the Karolinska Institute and a brief written history of past Nobel Prize winners. The sheet is Post Office fresh, mint never hinged, and F/VF.



Medical Book The Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Karolinska Institute



The biographies of Axel Key and Alfred Nobel among others are artfully intertwined within this history. Focusing on the struggle for recognition by Axel Key for the Karolinska Institute, the book also describes the intimate relationships of academia in promoting their dreams to fruition. Axel Key, a professor of pathology at the Karolinska Institute and the main player in this book, takes us on an exciting, informative historical romp through Europe, describing in detail his meetings with the most eminent scientists of the era whose names have become household in every facet of medicine today - one of the most prominent of which was Alfred Nobel.After Nobel's death, Axel Key played a decisive role in the final implementation of his will and the association of the Karolinska Institute with the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The text is laced with literally hundreds of tiny, albeit very interesting details of considerable significance. The appendix must be given special attention as it provides biographies of all the numerous scientists who are mentioned in the book - fascinating data hard to find in current reference books. This book is a must not only for neuroscientists and historians but also for physicians all around the world who are interested in the history of medicine, the Karolinska Institute, and the two Swedish contemporaries Axel Key and Alfred Nobel. It provides enjoyable and informative reading, and, with a large number of portraits, it puts faces to the nerves, cells, microbes and diseases that have been named after their famous discoverers.

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