Add this copy of The Super Achievers; the Vastly Disproportionate Number to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
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Very good. xii, [2], 188, [2] pages. Photographs. Tables. Reference Sources. With only 0.2% of the world's people, Jews have been awarded 25% of the Nobel Prizes in Medicine & Science worldwide and 38% of U.S. awards. Inscribed on title page to Steve by Bob Knisely (possibly the same as person who was the deputy director of Vice President Al Gore's Reinventing Government project. During his 30-year career (including 20 years as a Senior Executive), he held positions with seven Cabinet departments, three independent agencies, a regulatory commission and three presidential task forces. Ronald Gerstl has a multicultural, multilingual background. He grew up in Curacao and learned to speak English, Dutch, and Papiamento. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Harvard, and obtained an MBA from Columbia University. This book was initially conceived in the 1980's but was put aside until 2012 when the availability of data and the other resources of the internet enabled this scope of research to be undertaken. The Superachievers explores the possible explanations for Jewish exceptionalism. It looks at prizewinners' educational, family, national and ethnic backgrounds, as well as their discoveries. It covers such topics as Germany's pre-World War II loss of scientists, which benefitted the United States. The book examines the breakdown of barriers which opened opportunities for American Jews. Lastly, there is the outlook for the future. Anyone who is interested in an inside look into the fascinating and rarified world of the Nobel Prizes, the lives of groundbreaking scientists, America's preeminence in science, scientists' view of religion, women Nobelists and much more, will find The Superachievers a concise and engaging read.
Add this copy of The Superachievers to cart. $76.16, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
