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Double Helix Hardcover - 1968

by James D. Watson


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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 twenty-four, 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.

Details

  • Title Double Helix
  • Author James D. Watson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner Book Company
  • Date January 1, 1968
  • ISBN 9780689102851 / 0689102852
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Reading level 1210
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 68011211
  • Dewey Decimal Code 572.86