From Bold Ideas To Nobel Prizes To The Classroom
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 01:01
in Mathematics & Economics
We often associate awards with recent accomplishments, which is far from the case with Nobel Prizes. They're more akin to Hall of Fame inductions than batting titles. For some time they have been awarded for discoveries that are between one to five decades old. The committee tries to reward an achievement that has withstood the test of time, one that has created a key concept in the field and has opened up new avenues in research and science-related technologies. read more