The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNAThe classic personal account of Watson and Crick’s groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind. By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only twenty-four, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science’s greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries. With humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick’s desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work. |
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... the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. James D. Watson THE DOUBLE HELIX A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA SCRIBNER CLASSICS For Naomi Mitchison Contents Foreword: by Sir Lawrence Bragg Preface.
... the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. James D. Watson THE DOUBLE HELIX A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA SCRIBNER CLASSICS For Naomi Mitchison Contents Foreword: by Sir Lawrence Bragg Preface.
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A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. For Naomi Mitchison Contents Foreword: by Sir Lawrence Bragg Preface Introduction: by Sylvia.
A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. For Naomi Mitchison Contents Foreword: by Sir Lawrence Bragg Preface Introduction: by Sylvia.
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... Sir Lawrence Bragg Preface Introduction: by Sylvia Nasar Illustrations Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter ...
... Sir Lawrence Bragg Preface Introduction: by Sylvia Nasar Illustrations Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter ...
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... Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epilogue Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg THIS ACCOUNT of the events.
... Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epilogue Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg THIS ACCOUNT of the events.
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... Sir. Lawrence. Bragg. THIS ACCOUNT of the events which led to the solution of the structure of DNA, the fundamental genetical material, is unique in several ways. I was much pleased when Watson asked me to write the ... Sir Lawrence Bragg.
... Sir. Lawrence. Bragg. THIS ACCOUNT of the events which led to the solution of the structure of DNA, the fundamental genetical material, is unique in several ways. I was much pleased when Watson asked me to write the ... Sir Lawrence Bragg.
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