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Impossible Takes Longer: the 1,000 Wisest Things Ever Said by Nobel Prize Laureates Us ed. [Kõva köide]

(Downing College Cambridge)
  • Formaat: Hardback, 268 pages, ports.
  • Ilmumisaeg: 02-Oct-2010
  • Kirjastus: Walker & Co
  • ISBN-10: 0802716377
  • ISBN-13: 9780802716378
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 268 pages, ports.
  • Ilmumisaeg: 02-Oct-2010
  • Kirjastus: Walker & Co
  • ISBN-10: 0802716377
  • ISBN-13: 9780802716378
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An inspirational anthology of quotations by Nobel laureates is drawn from memoirs, speeches, and published articles and organized according to such themes as war and conflict, truth and falsehood, technology, achievement, and more, accompanied by concise biographical sketches of each contributor, a complete list of Nobel laureates, and a history of the Nobel Prize.Quotations from Nobel Prize winners are grouped by such topics as achievement, beliefs, life and death, human qualities, emotions, human relations, knowledge and learning, arts and culture, places, politics, science, medicine, and war and peace.
Preface   xi  
Acknowledgments   xv  
THE QUOTATIONS  
  Achievement
  1  
  Achievement
  3  
  Work
  5  
  The Nobel Prize
  7  
  Beliefs
  12  
  Beliefs
  13  
  Meaning and Significance
  14  
  Truth and Falsehood
  15  
  Ideas
  18  
  Ideals
  19  
  Ideology
  20  
  Religion
  21  
  Materialism
  25  
  Time, Life, and Death
  28  
  Time
  29  
  Life and Lifespan
  30  
  Youth and Age
  31  
  Death and Mortality
  34  
  Epitaphs and Eulogies
  37  
  History and the Past
  38  
  The Future
  39  
  Human Qualities
  42  
  Good and Evil
  44  
  Character and Self-concept
  45  
  Courage and Heroism
  46  
  Duty and Responsibility
  50  
  Compassion
  51  
  Forgiveness
  52  
  Conformity and Eccentricity
  52  
  Stupidity
  53  
  Emotions
  55  
  Joy and Happiness
  56  
  Affirmation and Gratitude
  57  
  Beauty
  58  
  Pain and Grief
  58  
  Indifference
  59  
  Hope and Despair
  60  
  Fear
  62  
  Human Relations
  64  
  Love and Affection
  66  
  Marriage
  68  
  Sex
  70  
  Women and Men
  71  
  Children and Families
  73  
  Friendship
  75  
  Solitude and Loneliness
  75  
  Mind, Knowledge, and Learning
  77  
  Thinking and Thought
  78  
  Intellect and Reason
  79  
  Insanity
  80  
  Genius and Talent
  81  
  Knowledge and Imagination
  82  
  Memory and Oblivion
  83  
  Dreams and Nightmares
  84  
  Philosophy
  86  
  Ethics and Morals
  87  
  Critics and Criticism
  88  
  Wisdom
  88  
  Fanaticism
  89  
  Schools and Teachers
  90  
  Arts and Culture
  95  
  The Arts and Artists
  96  
  Language and Literature
  97  
  Writers and Writing
  98  
  Poets and Poetry
  102  
  Books
  106  
  The Media
  107  
  Places
  109  
  America and Americans
  110  
  Britain and the British
  113  
  Germany and the Germans
  114  
  Russia and the Russians
  115  
  France and the French
  116  
  Israel
  117  
  The Third World
  118  
  Heaven and Hell
  119  
  Home and the Homeland
  120  
  Politics and Economics
  122  
  Politics and Politicians
  123  
  Government
  124  
  Democracy
  127  
  Tyranny and Dictatorship
  128  
  Revolution
  129  
  Terrorism
  130  
  Freedom
  131  
  Justice
  132  
  Racism
  134  
  Marxism and Communism
  135  
  Patriotism
  137  
  Economics
  138  
  Wealth and Poverty
  139  
  Science and Technology
  141  
  Science and Scientists
  142  
  Physics
  144  
  The Universe
  146  
  Evolution
  147  
  Genetics
  149  
  The Environment
  150  
  Mathematics
  151  
  Technology
  152  
  Medicine and Health
  154  
  Medicine
  155  
  Food and Hunger
  156  
  Drink and Drugs
  157  
  War and Peace
  159  
  War and Conflict
  161  
  Armies and Armaments
  165  
  Nuclear Weapons
  166  
  The Holocaust
  168  
  Peace and Peacemaking
  171  
Last Words   174  
References   177  
Appendix
1. Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes
  201  
Appendix
2. Biographies of Nobel Laureates Quoted
  205  
Appendix
3. Nobel Laureates, 1901-2006
  257  
Index to Nobel Laureates Quoted   265