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Jewish Nobel Prize Winners
Jewish Nobel Prize Winners

Jewish Nobel Prize Winners

By Derek Taylor, Foreword by Theresa May

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

400 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: PDF, Cloth

Cloth, $39.00 (US $39.00) (CA $58.50)

Publication Date: January 2019

ISBN 9781910383896

Rights: US, CA, AU & ZA

Vallentine Mitchell (Jan 2019)

Price: $39.00
 
 

Overview

Jews make up 0.2% of the worlds’ population, yet they have won over 20% of the Nobel prizes. When one considers that Jews weren’t even admitted to the University in Britain until the 1820s, and were on a quota at some American Ivy League colleges until after the Second World War, their successes are truly remarkable. What is the reason for this disparity? Derek Taylor provides biographical chapters on all the prize-winning men and women, and an additional one on Alfred Nobel himself. These chapters include their backgrounds and the work for which they received the awards. In addition, Taylor provides the historical background to the development of scientific research. 

Author Biography

Theresa May has been the Prime Minister of the UK and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2016. Derek Taylor, OBE, is the author of British Chief Rabbis 1664–2006Don Pacifico, and many more works.