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But they also awarded it to two researchers proposing opposite interpretations, so they obviously did not endorse his interpretation of a continuous nervous sys
by ketzu 7y ago
But they also awarded it to two researchers proposing opposite interpretations, so they obviously did not endorse his interpretation of a continuous nervous system.
- mannykannot 7y agoInsofar as the committee endorses specific discoveries (Nobel's criterion was for conferring the greatest benefit on mankind), it notably did not endorse relativity in awarding the 1921 prize to Einstein, either. It has been argued that this was due to the indirect influence of Henri Bergson's philosophical- and intuition-based objections. http://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/this-philosopher-helped-ensure-there-was-no-nobel-for-relativity http://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/this-philosopher-helped... The committe went so far as delaying the award until 1922, saying, in 1921, that none of the candidates that year had met their standards. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/summary/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/summary/