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

In a relatively brief but masterful recounting, Professor Ulf Lagerkvist traces the origins and seminal developments in the field of chemistry, highlighting the

A compilation of sixty biographical sketches of influential female scientists, discussing topics like the state of the modern female scientist and the underrepr

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

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