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attractive Cambridge au pair girls ( foreign girls living with English families ) were there . A week later there was a Tropical Night Ball that Odile was keen to attend , both since she had done the decorations and because it was ...
attractive Cambridge au pair girls ( foreign girls living with English families ) were there . A week later there was a Tropical Night Ball that Odile was keen to attend , both since she had done the decorations and because it was ...
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Then the dream of virtually every Cal Tech chemistry student was that Linda would make his reputation by marrying him . The scuttlebutt about Peter centered on girls and was confused . But now Ava Helen gave me the dope that Peter was ...
Then the dream of virtually every Cal Tech chemistry student was that Linda would make his reputation by marrying him . The scuttlebutt about Peter centered on girls and was confused . But now Ava Helen gave me the dope that Peter was ...
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After I was given a glass of warm milk we began discussing Peter Pauling's discovery of Nina , Max's young Danish au pair girl . Then the problem was taken up of how I might establish a connection with the high - class boarding house ...
After I was given a glass of warm milk we began discussing Peter Pauling's discovery of Nina , Max's young Danish au pair girl . Then the problem was taken up of how I might establish a connection with the high - class boarding house ...
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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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| 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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