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Without his wise , warm , and sensible advice , the appearance of this book , in
what I hope is the right form , might never have occurred . J . D . w . Harvard
University Cambridge , Massachusetts November 1967 Introduction by Sylvia
Nasar IT ...
Without his wise , warm , and sensible advice , the appearance of this book , in
what I hope is the right form , might never have occurred . J . D . w . Harvard
University Cambridge , Massachusetts November 1967 Introduction by Sylvia
Nasar IT ...
Page 39
There was always the possibility that something would go wrong . It seemed
prudent to put off the awkward letter until I could talk personally with Perutz . Then
I could state in much greater detail what I might hope to accomplish 39.
There was always the possibility that something would go wrong . It seemed
prudent to put off the awkward letter until I could talk personally with Perutz . Then
I could state in much greater detail what I might hope to accomplish 39.
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... to one of her sherry parties and meet her current crop of foreign girls . Odile
promised to ring Pop to see if lessons could be arranged , and I cycled back to
college with the hope that soon my stomach pains would have reason to vanish .
... to one of her sherry parties and meet her current crop of foreign girls . Odile
promised to ring Pop to see if lessons could be arranged , and I cycled back to
college with the hope that soon my stomach pains would have reason to vanish .
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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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