Prologue : a journey across the century of science
Professor Price's error : the rise of global mega-science
Talcott's prediction : why a century of science?
Göttingen and beyond : the ascendant German research university
Modest origins : the expansive American university-science model
C.N. Yang's children : globalize or fade
The theologian's institutes : a culture of scientific genius as counterfactual
It's simple engineering : pursing the world class university in East Asia
Mega-science goes global : investing in the 21st century university
Chasing neutrinos through networks of science : university collaborations and scientization
Conclusion : global mega-science, universities, and their joint future.