After his lifetime of accomplishments, what do most people remember Herschbach for? A 2003 cameo in "The Simpsons," where he rewarded the mad-scientist character Professor Frink his own Nobel Prize.

The following excerpt has been adapted from the introduction to The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, by Simon Singh. The Simpsons is arguably the most successful television show in history.

Homer Simpson may work at a nuclear power plant, but you sure can't call him a science nerd, or mathematically inclined for that matter. Even so, Fox's long-running sitcom, "The Simpsons," is highly ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Simon Singh may not sound like your average fan of The Simpsons. He has a Ph.D. in ...

The iconic cartoon has flirted with space travel, evolution and Stephen Hawking. July 26, 2007 — -- In 1986, Dudley Herschbach, now an award-winning chemistry professor at Harvard, won the Nobel ...