THE NOBEL PRIZE<br> The First 100 Years

THE NOBEL PRIZE
The First 100 Years

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER Agneta Wallin Levinovitz and Nils Ringertz	i
Introduction Michael Sohlman	1
Life and Philosophy of Alfred Nobel Tore Frängsmyr	5
The Nobel Foundation: A Century of Growth and Change Birgitta Lemmel	13
Nomination and Selection of the Nobel Laureates Birgitta Lemmel	25
The Nobel Prize in Physics Erik B. Karlsson	31
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry Bo G. Malmström and Bertil Andersson	73
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Jan Lindsten and Nils Ringertz	111
The Nobel Prize in Literature Kjell Espmark	137
The Nobel Peace Prize Geir Lundestad	163
The Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden) Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969–2000 Assar Lindbeck	197
BACK MATTER Agneta Wallin Levinovitz and Nils Ringertz	221
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