Vera Keller Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity of Oregon Latest articles by Vera Keller Associate Professor of History Before Nobel Prizes: Gifts Reigned as Early Science’s Currency By Vera Keller Associate Professor of History published 4 October 16 Opinion People have always known science would advance faster with various incentives and rewards. As modern experimental science took off, these took the form of gifts and favors to and from wealthy elites. Opinion Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1'The Big One' could rock the Pacific Northwest and fuel sea-level rise and massive flooding2Gigantic, glow-in-the-dark cloud near Earth surprises astronomers32,300-year-old sword with swastikas unearthed at necropolis in France4Humans heal much more slowly than chimps do. Researchers are still trying to figure out why. 5Scientists may finally know where the oldest gold in the universe came from
Before Nobel Prizes: Gifts Reigned as Early Science’s Currency By Vera Keller Associate Professor of History published 4 October 16 Opinion People have always known science would advance faster with various incentives and rewards. As modern experimental science took off, these took the form of gifts and favors to and from wealthy elites.
