A humorous overview and history of the Nobel Prizes, generally, and the chemistry prize in particular; who won, and why.

A humorous overview and history of the Nobel Prizes, generally, and the chemistry prize in particular; who won, and why.

Table of contents includes: Soap and Nicholas Leblanc, Color and William Henry Perkin, Sugar and Norbert Rillieux, Clean water and Edward Frankland, Fertilizer,

Since 1901 there have been over three hundred recipients of the Nobel Prize in the sciences. Only ten of themâ€"about 3 percentâ€"have been women. Why? In