Studying the visibility of Nobel laureates in the sciences is an extraordinary gateway for under-standing the transformations in the public image of science – and of scientists – throughout the 20th century and also understanding how the Prize itself contributed to shape such image. The Nobel Prize announcements are in fact one of the occasions when science makes global headline news in the media; the halo and reputation of the prize reaching even those audiences which are quite distant and not much interested in science; in fiction – from Hollywood movies to the Simpsons – ‘Nobel’ has become a metonym for brilliant minds, genius and successful science.

"‘The winner takes it all?’ Nobel laureates and the public image of science" / Bucchi, Massimiano. - In: PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 0963-6625. - 2018, 27:4(2018), pp. 390-396. [10.1177/0963662518764948]

"‘The winner takes it all?’ Nobel laureates and the public image of science"

Massimiano Bucchi
2018-01-01

Abstract

Studying the visibility of Nobel laureates in the sciences is an extraordinary gateway for under-standing the transformations in the public image of science – and of scientists – throughout the 20th century and also understanding how the Prize itself contributed to shape such image. The Nobel Prize announcements are in fact one of the occasions when science makes global headline news in the media; the halo and reputation of the prize reaching even those audiences which are quite distant and not much interested in science; in fiction – from Hollywood movies to the Simpsons – ‘Nobel’ has become a metonym for brilliant minds, genius and successful science.
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Bucchi, Massimiano
"‘The winner takes it all?’ Nobel laureates and the public image of science" / Bucchi, Massimiano. - In: PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 0963-6625. - 2018, 27:4(2018), pp. 390-396. [10.1177/0963662518764948]
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