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This biography of Alois Alzheimer seeks to provide an account of the life of a famous scientist, and in doing so, to raise the profile of a disease afflicting millions of people throughout the world. In the United States alone, the authors note, Alzheimer's Disease is the fourth leading cause of death, with more than 100,000 people dying from it each year (p. 230). Most of the book is dedicated to a straightforward discussion of Alzheimer's life, from his wild fraternity days to his years as a senior professor and clinician in Munich and Breslau. Alzheimer was born in Aschaffenberg, and his career reflects the circuitous routes that many aspiring young scientists took to complete their training in Germany: he studied in Berlin, Würzburg, and Tübingen, and then worked in Frankfurt, Heidelberg, and Munich, before ending his career as chair of the medical faculty at the University of Breslau. Along the way the authors exhaustively document Alzheimer's voluminous work, including his journal articles, presentations, conference papers and private research. They also provide details about his days as a clinician in local hospitals.
Only the last chapter in the book is devoted exclusively to examining "the career of a disease." It effectively traces the pioneering research done by Alzheimer, as well as the excellent work completed by those who followed in his footsteps. The authors provide a summary of how our understanding of the science of Alzheimer's disease has developed, as well as describing how social and cultural perceptions of the illness have changed over time. This well-written chapter is concise and informative, and aims to educate people about not only the disease itself, but about how it has affected human relationships and society at large as an increasing number of people have been diagnosed with the disease.

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