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... was to deduce an unusually clever arrangement of inorganic ions and
phosphate groups , we were clearly at a disadvantage . By midday it became
imperative to locate a copy of Pauling ' s classic book , The Nature of the
Chemical Bond .
... was to deduce an unusually clever arrangement of inorganic ions and
phosphate groups , we were clearly at a disadvantage . By midday it became
imperative to locate a copy of Pauling ' s classic book , The Nature of the
Chemical Bond .
Page 101
The book I poked open the most was Francis ' copy of The Nature of the
Chemical Bond . Increasingly often , when Francis needed it to look up a crucial
bond length , it would turn up on the quarter bench of lab space that John had
given to me ...
The book I poked open the most was Francis ' copy of The Nature of the
Chemical Bond . Increasingly often , when Francis needed it to look up a crucial
bond length , it would turn up on the quarter bench of lab space that John had
given to me ...
Page 146
A letter to Nature was quickly drafted and given to Bragg to send on to the editors
, with a covering note asking for speedy publication . If the editors were told that a
British article was of above - average interest , they would try to publish the ...
A letter to Nature was quickly drafted and given to Bragg to send on to the editors
, with a covering note asking for speedy publication . If the editors were told that a
British article was of above - average interest , they would try to publish the ...
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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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