Bourbaki Gambit

Vier anerkannte Wissenschaftler aus Amerika, Österreich und Japan werden von ihrer jeweiligen Universität in den Ruhestand geschickt. Da die Betroffenen dies als Kränkung empfinden, beschließen sie, sich am wissenschaftlichen Establishment zu rächen. Gemeinsam und anonym forschen sie unter dem Namen "Diana Skordylis" und erzielen sensationelle Ergebnisse auf den Gebieten der Krebs- und der Aidsforschung. Für Fachkreise ist "Diana Skordylis" der Name einer anerkannten Wissenschaftlerin, der man sogar einen Preis zukennen will...

Informationen zum Autor Carl Djerassi is an internationally renowned scientist whose books include the novel Marx, Deceased ; his autobiography The Pill , Pygmy Chimps , and Degas' Horse ; essay, poetry, and short-story collections and two plays. A professor of chemistry at Stanford University, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and is one of the few American scientists to have been awarded both the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology. Klappentext "A beautifully ingenious, funny, brilliantly intelligent, and moving tale of very human scientists. A splendid novel."-Iris Murdoch At the age of 68, distinguished Princeton science professor Max Weiss is bribed into taking an early retirement. Frustratingly aware that his best years are not yet behind him, Weiss devises an inventive revenge in the form of "Dr. Diana Skordylis"-a pseudonym for a partnership among Weiss and three aging colleagues, each with an ax to grind against the scientific community. What the Skordylis group doesn't anticipate, however, is the unbridled success of their venture: the discovery of PCR, one of the most important breakthroughs in contemporary biomedical science. Professional jealousy soon threatens Diana Skordylis's life. As the force of ego tests the bonds of collaboration, the reader is treated to a fascinating glimpse inside the worlds of academia and scientific enterprise. "A subtle meditation on scientific personality . . . An odd blend of literature, philosophy, and science writing, as creative as any organic potpourri that Djerassi might have mixed up in his laboratory."-The Washington Post "This is a novel of ideas, quite literally, yet it flashes with wit and is often quite charming, thanks to well-drawn characters at ease with mind-boggling concepts who talk about them in a down-to-earth way."-San Francisco Chronicle Zusammenfassung A beautifully ingenious! funny! brilliantly intelligent! and moving tale of very human scientists. A splendid novel.Iris Murdoch At the age of 68! distinguished Princeton science professor Max Weiss is bribed into taking an early retirement. Frustratingly aware that his best years are not yet behind him! Weiss devises an inventive revenge in the form of Dr. Diana Skordylisa pseudonym for a partnership among Weiss and three aging colleagues! each with an ax to grind against the scientific community. What the Skordylis group doesn't anticipate! however! is the unbridled success of their venture: the discovery of PCR! one of the most important breakthroughs in contemporary biomedical science. Professional jealousy soon threatens Diana Skordylis's life. As the force of ego tests the bonds of collaboration! the reader is treated to a fascinating glimpse inside the worlds of academia and scientific enterprise. A subtle meditation on scientific personality . . . An odd blend of literature! philosophy! and science writing! as creative as any organic potpourri that Djerassi might have mixed up in his laboratory. The Washington Post This is a novel of ideas! quite literally! yet it flashes with wit and is often quite charming! thanks to well-drawn characters at ease with mind-boggling concepts who talk about them in a down-to-earth way. San Francisco Chronicle ...

Autorentext
Carl Djerassi is an internationally renowned scientist whose books include the novel Marx, Deceased; his autobiography The Pill, Pygmy Chimps, and Degas' Horse; essay, poetry, and short-story collections and two plays. A professor of chemistry at Stanford University, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and is one of the few American scientists to have been awarded both the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology.

Klappentext
"A beautifully ingenious, funny, brilliantly intelligent, and moving tale of very human scientists. A splendid novel."-Iris Murdoch

At the age of 68, distinguished Princeton science professor Max Weiss is bribed into taking an early retirement. Frustratingly aware that his best years are not yet behind him, Weiss devises an inventive revenge in the form of "Dr. Diana Skordylis"-a pseudonym for a partnership among Weiss and three aging colleagues, each with an ax to grind against the scientific community. What the Skordylis group doesn't anticipate, however, is the unbridled success of their venture: the discovery of PCR, one of the most important breakthroughs in contemporary biomedical science. Professional jealousy soon threatens Diana Skordylis's life. As the force of ego tests the bonds of collaboration, the reader is treated to a fascinating glimpse inside the worlds of academia and scientific enterprise.

"A subtle meditation on scientific personality . . . An odd blend of literature, philosophy, and science writing, as creative as any organic potpourri that Djerassi might have mixed up in his laboratory."-The Washington Post

"This is a novel of ideas, quite literally, yet it flashes with wit and is often quite charming, thanks to well-drawn characters at ease with mind-boggling concepts who talk about them in a down-to-earth way."-San Francisco Chronicle

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