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They are pioneers and damned souls. Conquerors of space and time. Dreamers of the absolute. They alter the course of history and despair at themselves: Werner Heisenberg, whose equations—born of madness on the island of Helgoland—lead to the construction of the atomic bomb. The mathematician Alexander Grothendieck, who prefers to burn his formulas to protect humanity from their destructive potential. Or Fritz Haber, whose physical processes will avert a hunger crisis while simultaneously producing the most diabolical tool of the Nazis. In four bizarre yet captivating stories, Benjamín Labatut explores the fine line between genius and madness, human hubris, and the ambiguous power of science.