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Where interest in the history of science and the interaction between science and society is strong, this study of how the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry have been awarded should attract readers. Friedman spent years researching this subject in Sweden and, more recently, Norway. His analysis begins with the ambiguities of the bequest with which Alfred Nobel established the prizes, ambiguities that have fueled countless battles over the years. But the prizes also crystallized other disagreements: about the nature of science and research; the relative value of various scientific specialties; how to allocate credit when a number of researchers achieve similar scientific breakthroughs. In addition to demonstrating that the Nobel selection process has often been something less than an objective search for excellence, Friedman suggests that, in a collaborative, cumulative enterprise like science, highly publicized awards to individuals may send precisely the wrong message. (Mary Carroll, American Library Association ; Quelle: amazon.de)