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With a separate chapter on each laureate, readers learn about their distinctive origins and personalities an, of course, the remarkable achievements which earned them the Nobel Prize. We read how they felt about winning the prize, its effect on their career and, not least, how original and influential their achievements appear in a historical perspective.
The contributions of eleven leading academics, each a specialist on a particular laureate and his or her work, make this an extraordinary book. The eleven recipients and the authors or their story are:
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (literature 1903) E.Tjønneland
Knut Hamsun (literature 1920) Ø. Rottem
Fridtjof Nansen (peace 1922) C. E. Vogt
Sigrid Undset (literature 1928) L. Bliksrud
Lars Onsager (chemistry 1968) P. C. Hemmer and E. H. Hauge
Ragnar Frisch (economy 1969) T. Thonstad
Odd Hassel (chemistry 1969) T. Dal
Ivar Giaever (physics 1973) K. Fossheim
Trygve Haavelmo (economy 1989) O. Bjerkholt
Finn E. Kydland (economy 2004) Interview
This book is also available in Norwegain, the title is Norske nobelprisvinnere
