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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... began scribbling on the vacant back sheet of a manu- script he had been reading . By then I could not under- stand what Francis was up to and reverted to The Times for amusement . Within a few minutes , how- ever , Francis made me lose ...
... began scribbling on the vacant back sheet of a manu- script he had been reading . By then I could not under- stand what Francis was up to and reverted to The Times for amusement . Within a few minutes , how- ever , Francis made me lose ...
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... began to spout about superhelical arrangements of the a - helix itself . Only during the lunch hour could I be sure that he would talk DNA . Fortunately , John Kendrew sensed that the morato- rium on working on DNA did not extend to ...
... began to spout about superhelical arrangements of the a - helix itself . Only during the lunch hour could I be sure that he would talk DNA . Fortunately , John Kendrew sensed that the morato- rium on working on DNA did not extend to ...
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... began talking with some friends I had not seen since leaving the States . Later I kept expect- ing Maurice to search me out , and when he missed dinner I went up to his room . There I found him lying flat on his stomach , hiding his ...
... began talking with some friends I had not seen since leaving the States . Later I kept expect- ing Maurice to search me out , and when he missed dinner I went up to his room . There I found him lying flat on his stomach , hiding his ...
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| Title | The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
| Author | James D. Watson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Touchstone, 2001 |
| ISBN | 074321630X, 9780743216302 |
| Length | 256 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / General Science / History Science / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology Science / Reference |
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