| A Mind Always in Motion |
| Acknowledgments |
| Preface |
| Chapter One— Chromosomes: Family and Childhood (1905–1917): Smell of Skunk |
| Chapter Two— Discovering the World: Rome and High School (1917–1922): Scent of Florentine Wisteria |
| Chapter Three— The Education of a Physicist (1922–1928): Scent of Roman Hay and Alpine Snow |
| Chapter Four— Scientific Springtime (1928–1936): Smell of Amsterdam's Canals |
| Chapter Five— On My Own: Professor at Palermo (1936–1938): Scent of Orange Blossoms |
| Chapter Six— In the New World: Refugee at Berkeley (1938–1943): Smell of Cyclotron Oil |
| Chapter Seven— Los Alamos: The Fateful Mesa (1943–1946): Smell of Piñones |
| Chapter Eight— Returns: Science and Struggle, Berkeley and Italy (1946–1950): Smell of Hydrogen Sulfide, Acque Albule |
| Chapter Nine— Ripening Crops (1950–1954): Smell of Ripe Wheat |
| Chapter Ten— Triumphs and Tragedies (1954–1982): Odor of Laurel and Cypress |
 | Notes |
| • | Preface |
| • | Chapter One— Chromosomes: Family and Childhood (1905–1917): Smell of Skunk |
| • | Chapter Two— Discovering the World: Rome and High School (1917–1922): Scent of Florentine Wisteria |
| • | Chapter Three— The Education of a Physicist (1922–1928): Scent of Roman Hay and Alpine Snow |
| • | Chapter Four— Scientific Springtime (1928–1936): Smell of Amsterdam's Canals |
| • | Chapter Five— On My Own: Professor at Palermo (1936–1938): Scent of Orange Blossoms |
| • | Chapter Six— In the New World: Refugee at Berkeley (1938–1943): Smell of Cyclotron Oil |
| • | Chapter Seven— Los Alamos: The Fateful Mesa (1943–1946): Smell of Piñones |
| • | Chapter Eight— Returns: Science and Struggle, Berkeley and Italy (1946–1950): Smell of Hydrogen Sulfide, Acque Albule |
| • | Chapter Nine— Ripening Crops (1950–1954): Smell of Ripe Wheat |
| • | Chapter Ten— Triumphs and Tragedies (1954–1982): Odor of Laurel and Cypress |
| A Few Words from Rosa |
 | Index |