The Double Helix: A Personal Account Of The Discovery Of The Structure Of Dna
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Pages: Yellowed
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Few scientific breakthroughs have reshaped humanity's understanding of life itself quite like the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, and James D. Watson's The Double Helix places the reader squarely inside one of the most dramatic races in the history of science. Set in the laboratories of Cambridge and London in the early 1950s, this candid memoir chronicles Watson's collaboration with Francis Crick as they pieced together the molecular architecture of deoxyribonucleic acid — a discovery that would earn them the Nobel Prize and permanently alter the course of biology, medicine, and genetics. Written with a disarming frankness and irreverent wit rarely found in scientific memoir, Watson presents the messy, deeply human reality of groundbreaking research: the fierce rivalries, the intellectual leaps, the pivotal role of Rosalind Franklin's X-ray crystallography data, and the intoxicating thrill of being on the cusp of something world-changing. Far from a dry recounting of laboratory procedures, The Double Helix stands as a landmark work in the literature of science — a book that provokes as much debate about scientific ethics and credit as it does admiration for its central achievement. Will the elegance of a twisted ladder of molecules ever cease to astonish?
Author: James D. Watson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few scientific breakthroughs have reshaped humanity's understanding of life itself quite like the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, and James D. Watson's The Double Helix places the reader squarely inside one of the most dramatic races in the history of science. Set in the laboratories of Cambridge and London in the early 1950s, this candid memoir chronicles Watson's collaboration with Francis Crick as they pieced together the molecular architecture of deoxyribonucleic acid — a discovery that would earn them the Nobel Prize and permanently alter the course of biology, medicine, and genetics. Written with a disarming frankness and irreverent wit rarely found in scientific memoir, Watson presents the messy, deeply human reality of groundbreaking research: the fierce rivalries, the intellectual leaps, the pivotal role of Rosalind Franklin's X-ray crystallography data, and the intoxicating thrill of being on the cusp of something world-changing. Far from a dry recounting of laboratory procedures, The Double Helix stands as a landmark work in the literature of science — a book that provokes as much debate about scientific ethics and credit as it does admiration for its central achievement. Will the elegance of a twisted ladder of molecules ever cease to astonish?