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This came partly from the volume of Crick ' s voice : he talked louder and faster
than anyone else and , when he laughed , his location within the Cavendish was
obvious . Almost everyone enjoyed these manic moments , especially when we ...
This came partly from the volume of Crick ' s voice : he talked louder and faster
than anyone else and , when he laughed , his location within the Cavendish was
obvious . Almost everyone enjoyed these manic moments , especially when we ...
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For Bragg this meeting seemed the final straw in his relations with Crick . Several
weeks earlier Bragg had come into the lab greatly excited about an idea that
came to him the previous evening , one that he and Perutz subsequently ...
For Bragg this meeting seemed the final straw in his relations with Crick . Several
weeks earlier Bragg had come into the lab greatly excited about an idea that
came to him the previous evening , one that he and Perutz subsequently ...
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... previously written an account of the argument in question , and Bragg
acknowledged that the same idea had occurred independently to both . Bragg by
that time had calmed down , and any question of Crick ' s going was quietly
shelved .
... previously written an account of the argument in question , and Bragg
acknowledged that the same idea had occurred independently to both . Bragg by
that time had calmed down , and any question of Crick ' s going was quietly
shelved .
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User Review - tgraettinger - LibraryThingWonderful account of the discovery of DNA. Had almost the feel of a detective novel. It's a very easy, quick read. If you can find it, there is a video, "The Race for the Double Helix" aka "Life Story ... Read full review
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User Review - pramodghuge - LibraryThingA very personal account by the author James Watson on how he and his colleague Francis Crick with the help of others beat Linus Pauling to win the coveted Nobel prize for identifying the structure of ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA Scientific American modern classics |
| Author | James D. Watson |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Scientific American Modern Classics, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1582881170, 9781582881171 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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