Ig Nobel Prizes(A FIRST PRINTING)

Abrahams, Marc

ISBN 10: 0752868462 / ISBN 13: 9780752868462

Published by London, United Kingdom: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2004

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Title: Ig Nobel Prizes(A FIRST PRINTING)

Publisher: London, United Kingdom: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

The Ig Nobel Prizes make people laugh, and then make them think. Included in this new edition are: the Dutch scientist who investigated homosexual necrophilia in mallard ducks, the Swedish team that looked into chickens' preferences in humans, and the man who made it possible for someone to rent the entire country of Liechtenstein for corporate events. Sometimes, as in the latter case, Ig Nobel Prizes could not be awarded without the entire nation getting behind the researchers.

As before, there is an irresistible blend of serious science and complete incredulity at the way the human quest for knowledge takes us into ever more obscure areas of research.

About the Author:

Marc Abrahams is a Harvard mathematician and is the editor of 'The Annals of Improbable Research'. He founded the Ig Nobel Prizes in 1991, and it now receives worldwide coverage. He has a weekly column in the Guardian.