If you permitted television to invade your life, it would teach you who to consider the stars
of your world: pop singers, golfers and racing drivers; or people running, jumping and kicking
balls. As a scientist you know that this is a distorted view of reality. Progress does not stem from
singing and dancing and talking. Progress originates from quiet work well away from the limelight,
when endless hours of work add important pieces to the huge body of knowledge which mankind has
accumulated over the last centuries.
Vaccines, antibiotics, and chemical fertilizers - invented by scientists, not by football players
- have laid the foundations of our present life: more people are well-nourished and in good health;
less children die of childhood infections; tuberculosis is treatable; and even HIV has become
manageable.
Scientists are the true heroes of our life and deserve visibility. The Amedeo Prize distinguishes
the first authors of the three most popular medical articles published during the previous year.
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