George Gamow
Segrè's 2011 book "Ordinary Geniuses" is a dual biography of Max Delbruck and George Gamow, two physicists who made major contributions to the field of biology with their 'pioneering' spirits and practical jokes. "Ordinary Geniuses" was reviewed by Jeremy Bernstein in "The Wall Street Journal" and Jonathon Keats in "New Scientist".