The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy and Prestige Book

	Preface	ix
	Introduction	1
1.	The Founding Father	25
2.	The Nobel Prize Invents Itself	40
3.	The Nobel Prize in Literature	55
4.	The Nobel Prize and the Sciences	114
5.	The Nobel Prize in Physics	125
6.	The Nobel Prize in Chemistry	201
7.	The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	237
8.	The Peace Prize	290
9.	The Economics Memorial Prize	328
	Conclusion	356
	Chronology of Prizes	363
Appendix A	Value of Prizes	397
Appendix B	Prizes by Nation	398
Appendix C	Women Laureates	403
Appendix D	Family Laureates	405
Appendix E	Jewish Laureates	407
	Notes	411
	Selected Bibliography	449
	Index	471