缔造科学:从诺贝尔奖现象看科学研究的特点

Making Science:Some Characteristics of Research from the Phenomena of the Nobel Prize

对1901年至2005年诺贝尔奖获奖成果的统计揭示了诺贝尔奖六大现象:科学中心转移现象、中青年现象、长周期现象、发现之发现现象、名师高徒现象和优势积累现象。从这些现象中可以看到科学与社会发展的关系,看到科学研究自身的某些特点,看到科学政策和科学家在缔造科学(事业)过程中的依存性。

From the statistical result of the Nobel Prize＇s fruits from 1901 to 2005, six phenomena were found in the Nobel Prize： International center shift of science, high proportion of the young and middle aged Noble Prize winners, long period for major discovery and recognition from society, new discoveries based on previous ones, a great teacher producing a brilliant student and the advantage＇s accumulation. All of these phenomena revealed the relationship between research and social development, some characteristics of research itself as well as the dependence between research policy and scientists during the course of making science.