Severo Ochoa. La emoción de descubrir

Synopsis of Severo Ochoa. La emoción de descubrir

«Severo Ochoa. La emoción de descubrir» is the biography by Marino Gómez-Santos of the Spanish biochemist Severo Ochoa, published by Pirámide in paperback (317 pages, in Spanish).

The book follows Severo Ochoa's career from his early years in Spain to his time in the United States, where he carried out research in enzymology and molecular biology. Gómez-Santos combines a personal portrait of the scientist, with anecdotes and memories, with an account of his main scientific findings.

Severo Ochoa (1905-1993) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959. The book includes bibliographical references and an index.

For readers interested in biographies of scientists and in the history of biochemistry and molecular biology.