Author Istvan Hargittai, Prometheus Books (IMAGE) Prometheus Books Caption Istvan Hargittai, Ph.D., D.Sc., (Budapest, Hungary) is professor of chemistry at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, head of the George A Olah, Ph.D., School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and author of several acclaimed books including the six-volume Candid Science series; The Road to Stockholm; The Martians of Science; and The DNA Doctor. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and a member of the Academia Europaea in London. His work on this book was assisted by a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Credit György Wessely Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.