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At this time molecular work on DNA in England was , for all practical purposes ,
the personal property of Maurice Wilkins , a bachelor who worked in London at
King ' s College . * Like Francis , Maurice had been a physicist and also used X ...
At this time molecular work on DNA in England was , for all practical purposes ,
the personal property of Maurice Wilkins , a bachelor who worked in London at
King ' s College . * Like Francis , Maurice had been a physicist and also used X ...
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LINUS , however , was blocked from descending on London . His trip abruptly
terminated at Idlewild through the removal of his passport . The State Department
did not want troublemakers like Pauling wandering about the globe saying nasty
...
LINUS , however , was blocked from descending on London . His trip abruptly
terminated at Idlewild through the removal of his passport . The State Department
did not want troublemakers like Pauling wandering about the globe saying nasty
...
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Sir Lawrence Bragg retained his enthusiastic interest in protein structure when he
moved in 1954 to London to become director of the Royal Institution . Hugh
Huxley , after spending several years in London , is back in Cambridge doing
work ...
Sir Lawrence Bragg retained his enthusiastic interest in protein structure when he
moved in 1954 to London to become director of the Royal Institution . Hugh
Huxley , after spending several years in London , is back in Cambridge doing
work ...
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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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