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There Is Life After the Nobel Prize
- De: Eric R. Kandel
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 2 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 27
One day in 1996, the neuroscientist Eric R. Kandel took a call from his program officer at the National Institute of Mental Health, who informed him that he had been awarded a key grant. Also, the officer said, he and his colleagues thought Kandel would win the Nobel Prize. "I hope not soon," Kandel's wife, Denise, said when she heard this. Sociologists had found that Nobel Prize winners often did not contribute much more to science, she explained.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beautiful and perfectly written book
- De John A. en 03-15-22
- There Is Life After the Nobel Prize
- De: Eric R. Kandel
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
His Wife's Worry, Proved Right
Revisado: 01-28-23
Dr. Kandel starts the book by highlighting a conversation with his wife, Dr. Bystryn a very notable medical socioligist, whom is worry that Eric will go downhill in his research after receiving the Novel Prize. This is something that Dr. Bystryn found in her own research as a Post-Doc of Nobel Laureates going back to the 1950s (note that Drs. Curie and Rutherford were before that time, both winning two Nobels each and doing there best work after receiving their recognition).
Dr. Kandel then uses this book to prove that his research and active life in academia were still ahead of him after his Nobel Prize in 2000 CE. However, the book only takes two hours to highlight that he, Dr. Kandel, only did social outreach and teaching of the public after his award. He highlights his efforts to educate the public, his reading of pro-transgender psychiatry, and other notable causes he's taken since winning the nobel prize.
To be honest, the story was a let down. Rather than proving that his best research and academic life were still ahead of him, Dr. Kandel proves his wife right that he did nothing in his area of research that further contributed to our understanding of the human mind. I am not saying that public education on one's subject is not a worthwhile endeavor, but is far from the pinnacle of one's field. I couldn't even finish the last of this book because of my disappointment and feeling that I was let down by the author in what he promised to deliver.
Paul Heitsch does a wonderful job narrating and I believe the book is well presented in audio format. However, unless you want to hear an hour of how neo-humanism in a post-christian world will only benefit society, don't pick up this book. In the end, kudos to Dr. Bystryn for being right, as a top researcher and a wife.
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The Age of Radiance
- The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 81
From the New York Times best-selling author of Rocket Men and the award-winning biographer of Thomas Paine comes the first complete history of the Atomic Age, a brilliant, magisterial account of the men and women who uncovered the secrets of the nucleus, brought its power to America, and ignited the 20th century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strong finish
- De David's Opinions and Reviews en 05-04-14
- The Age of Radiance
- The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: George Newbern
Interesting listen for science history
Revisado: 08-06-18
As someone in nuclear science, this book had bits that are relatively well known to the field. However, it also had some interesting stories that I had never heard before that gave a freshness to the subject. Definitely a good read for those into science history.
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