About this book
Nobel Prize in 1908 by Various brings together the voices and ideas that defined a formative year in science, literature, and peace advocacy. This nonfiction, science, and biography collection presents the 1908 laureates—Gabriel Lippmann (Physics) for his method of reproducing colours photographically, Ernest Rutherford (Chemistry) for his work on the disintegration of the elements and radioactivity, Ilya I. Mechnikoff and Paul Ehrlich (Physiology or Medicine) for pioneering studies on immunity, Rudolf Christoph Eucken (Literature) for his idealistic philosophy, and Klas Pontus Arnoldson and Fredrik Bajer (Peace) for their humanitarian efforts. Set in the early Nobel era, the audiobook illuminates the historical context of rapid scientific breakthroughs and evolving social thought at the turn of the 20th century. Presented in Danish, English, French, German, and Swedish, the recordings include presentation speeches, concise biographies, and the laureates’ own Nobel lectures—primary-source material for understanding their methods and motivations. Ideal for listeners of science history, non-fiction enthusiasts, students, and anyone drawn to biographical portraits of great minds, this audiobook offers direct access to the ideas that shaped modern science, medicine, literature, and peace work.
