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Nature 426, 495 (4 December 2003) | doi:10.1038/426495a

Is science losing out in the race for recognition?

Robert Marc Friedman1

  1. Department of History, University of Oslo, Pb. 1008 Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway

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Progress is made through the achievements of many who are not singled out for reward.

The dance around the golden Nobel medallion began more than a century ago and is still going strong. Raymond Damadian's public dispute (see "Physician launches public protest over medical Nobel" Nature 425, 648; 200310.1038/425648b