Department for the History, Philosophy, and Ethics of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany.
Department of Prosthodontics, Düsseldorf University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany.
Br Dent J. 2022 Jun;232(11):825-829. doi: 10.1038/s41415-022-3996-1. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
Why has no dentist received the Nobel Prize so far? To answer that question, we need to take a closer look at the prize candidates. This article presents an overview of scholars in the field of dental research who were nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine during the first half of the twentieth century. Drawing on archival sources in the archive of the Nobel Committee, we focus on the physiologist, Lady May Mellanby (1882-1978) and the dentist, Walter Hess (1885-1980). While Hess did not reach the shortlist, Mellanby was judged 'prize-worthy' by the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine but she never received the award in the end. In this paper, we discuss the impact of their work among dentists.
为什么迄今为止没有一位牙医获得诺贝尔奖呢?为了回答这个问题,我们需要更仔细地研究一下被提名者。本文概述了 20 世纪上半叶获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖提名的牙科研究学者。本文利用诺贝尔委员会档案中的档案资料,重点介绍了生理学家梅·梅兰比夫人(1882-1978 年)和牙医沃尔特·赫斯(1885-1980 年)。尽管赫斯未能进入短名单,但诺贝尔生理学或医学委员会认为梅兰比“值得获奖”,但她最终并未获奖。在本文中,我们讨论了他们的工作对牙医的影响。