The double helix
a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA
1st ed.
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Contributions
- Stent, Gunther S. 1924- - Contributor
Publication
1980 - Norton, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
74,500 words, Guess
Page Count
298 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL4096563M
- Internet Archivedoublehelixpers00wats_0
- Internet Archivedoublehelixperso0000wats_l3l3
- ISBN-100393950751
- ISBN-10039301245X
Classifications
- DDC574.87/3282
- LCCQH450.2 .W37
- LCCQH450.2.W37
and 2 more
- LCCQH450.2.W37
- DDC547/.596
Description
By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only 24, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science's greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries. With humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick's desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work. - Back cover.
Description
A critical edition of James D. Watson's account of he and Francis Crick's 1953 discovery of the DNA double helix, including reviews by Gunther Stent and other scientists and scholars.
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