In fact, even the term chemical science enjoyed some popularity in the nineteenth century – a time when the field sought to distinguish itself from alchemy and the promotion of quack nostrums. But the need to use that term to distinguish true science from the practice of imposters was already fading by the time the Nobel Prizes were launched in 1901.
事实上，即使是化学科学这个术语也在十九世纪享有一定的知名度——一个在其领域寻求区别于炼金术和江湖秘方推广的时代。但当诺贝尔奖于1901年推出的时候，已不再需要使用这个术语来区分骗子法术与真正的科学。