The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize: Advice for Young Scientists Paperback – May 12, 2008

Great book but is definitely not about winning the Nobel Prize. Also, the advice is nothing unique. The real gem of this book is how it discusses the author's path to success, his interests and investment in science, and the sacrifices he and his family made to get there.I appreciated his humor and his ability to tell an engaging story. If you're interested in learning about the backgrounds behind sciences' most accomplished this is a great start. Recommended for those entering college.

It's interesting to consider the trajectory of this scientist. He was a brainy boy from the 'burbs who through calmness, consistency and curiosity earned the Nobel Prize. He reflects on what science is, and what it offers to everyone. The book is easy to read in that the author seems very modest and generous, although I struggled to follow some of the more technical explanation. That's part of the pleasure of the read for me.

I just got done reading this. I would say that this book should be required reading for anyone considering a life in the biomedical sciences. One star off because I thought chapter two was a bit tiresome.

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Such a good read

This is a good book for a young scientist with big dreams to read. For my own purposes, which included research into the Nobel Prize recommendation candidate positioning and marketing ... eh ... not so much. Good advice, though, for a kid thinking about a career in science.

This book is part memoir, part autobiography, part philosophy, and part several other things, and the result is a delightful read. The title needs to be taken just a bit in jest as no body can tell you how to win the big one. In science that's the Nobel, in sports its the Superbowl or World Series, in acting a Tony or Emmy.What the book can tell you is how the big one changes your life around. When the Nobel committee called to inform him that he was a winner they said, 'I'm going to give you ten minutes to call your families and friends before I release it to the press. After that expect the phone to be continuously busy.' In the case of the Nobel, a surprising number of people can't get back to the life of research they previously did, they are too busy making speeches and the like.Another part of the book is on the conflict between science and religion. Back in Galileo's day the Church had decreed that everything went around the Earth, the center of God's perfect universe. Looking through his home made telescope, Galileo saw that moons went around Jupiter. He was shown the instruments of torture and kept under house arrest for the remainder of his life. After this, astronomical research moved to areas not under the tight control of the church.Now it seems to be the time for biology to be held in contempt. There exists the possibility that religion will stop biology, at least in the United States, substituting faith in the Bible to replace observable facts. This is pretty scary in view of AIDS, bird flu, and other possible pandemics.Finally there is a section on What's Next. There are too many thoughts here that I can't even begin to do justice to them in a list. Lets just say that there are tremendous problems, tremendous opportunities.

Terrific book. Great detail.A terrific, informative account of what it takes to be a scientist in biology, health, physiology, etc.A Must-Read for all incoming graduate students in the health-related research fields.