Drive and Curiosity: What Fuels the Passion for Science

Foreword by Carl Djerassi, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, Stanford University,Recipient of the first Wolf Prize in Chemistry, the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of TechnologyPreface by Sir Harold "Harry" Kroto, Nobel laureate, Francis Eppes Professor, Florida State UniversityIntroduction by Robert F. Curl, Nobel laureate, K. S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor of Natural Sciences, Emeritus, Rice UniversityAll scientists possess curiosity and a certain level of drive to pursue their work. But what fuels those few scientists who rise above their peers to achieve breakthrough discoveries?In a book full of revealing insights, Istvan Hargittai—a highly respected physical chemist himself—examines the careers of fifteen eminent scientists who achieved some of the most notable discoveries of the twentieth century.