Ig Nobel Prizes
Download or Read eBook Ig Nobel Prizes PDF written by Marc Abrahams and published by Orion Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Marc Abrahams |
| Publisher | : Orion Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 427 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0752842617 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780752842615 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ig Nobel Prizes by : Marc Abrahams
Book excerpt: WHAT: The Ig Nobel Prize honours individuals whose achievements in science cannot or should not be reproduced. 10 prizes are given to people who have done remarkably bizarre things in science over the previous year. WHY: The 'Igs' are intended to celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative and shine a spotlight onto the weird corners of laboratories around the world. PAST WINNERS: Peter Fong's experiment in which he fed Prozac to clams on the basis that if they chilled out more they'd taste better. Harold Hillman's report on 'The Possible Pain Experienced during Execution by Different Methods'...
