The Road to Stockholm: Nobel Prizes, Science, and Scientists

FOREWORD PREFACE LIST OF PLATES 1. The Nobel Prize and Sweden 2. The Nobel Prize and national politics 3. Who wins Nobel prizes? 4. Discoveries 5. Overcoming adversity 6. What turned you to science? 7. Venue 8. Mentor 9. Changing and combining 10. Making an impact 11. Is there life after the Nobel Prize? 12. Who did not win Epilogue Acknowledgements Notes Further reading Nobel laureates in the sciences, 1901-2002 Index