Publisher's Synopsis
Humanbeings inhabited our planet for over 300,000 years. They are just one among the living organism amidst a millions of lives in a world of infinite biomass. But, humans became supreme over all other beings with their unique and continuously growing intellect.
How the mankind tackled disease over the years, form an impressive history. In the last two centuries, incredible medical discoveries were made, like understanding genes and cells. We now have specific treatments for thousands of disease and go deep in to an organ, and repair the defect or even replace it. These stunning discoveries, along with improved living conditions has doubled the life expectancy from around 40 to 70 in the last two centuries. This has a direct coincidence with the thumping medical discoveries that happened in the same time span.
The book aims to record all the winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine, a special award created by the inventor of dynamite Alfred Nobel in the year 1901. It's interesting that, this man though, not belonging to medical profession, had a great foresight and Initiated this prestigious prize thorough his will.
The book would serve as a guide for understanding 120 years of scientific advancements and the progress of medical science as seen by the Nobel committee. The author hopes that this book would inspire the next generation, and help them pursue science for the good of humanity in a righteous manner.
