The Matthew effect: Why famous scientists keep getting more famous

Scientists who win Nobel Prizes become 'visible scientists' — getting 'almost bulletproof prestige and a reputation that can open just about any door,' writes Massimiano Bucchi in The MIT Press Reader.
This phenomenon, says Bucchi, is a an example of the 'Matthew effect,' named after (Matthew 25:29): 'For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath.' — Read the rest
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