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What Is “Nobel Disease”, And Why Do So Many Prizewinners Go On To Develop It?

What Is “Nobel Disease”, And Why Do So Many Prizewinners Go On To Develop It?

Albert Einstein, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the photoelectric effect and the great physicist behind general and special relativity, once said: “The exaggerated esteem in which my lifework is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.” Given his great achievements in physics, he …

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