George Rosenkranz was a pioneering Hungarian-born Mexican scientist in the field of steroid chemistry, who used native Mexican plant sources as raw materials. He was born in Hungary, studied in Switzerland and emigrated to the Americas to escape the Nazis, eventually settling in Mexico. Rosenkranz was also an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master at his hobby of duplicate bridge, with more than 13,000 masterpoints and 12 NABC titles (below). He wrote or co-wrote more than 10 books on bridge. Phillip Alder is associate editor of The Bridge World, was previously editor of Bridge Magazine and contributes articles to bridge publications in several countries. He has co-authored several books, including "Godfrey's Angels" (2001) and "Bid to Win, Play for Pleasure".

• Publication Date: 1996
• Page Count: 430
• ISBN: 978-0910791755