Geniuses, Heroes, and Saints: The Nobel Prize and the Public Image of Science

A rich account of the world’s leading science prize told through the lives it has changed, the controversies it has generated, and the impact it has made on the public.

In a world where the work of science largely remains inscrutable to the general public, the Nobel Prize confers a degree of intelligibility like no other honor. Our best-known and most prestigious award for individual scientific achievement, the Nobel attaches a brilliant face to a story of profound discovery, making moving h...