The Double Helix by James D. Watson
The Double Helix by James D. Watson
The Double Helix
The classic account of the discovery of the structure of DNA, with a new introduction by Steve Jones
by James D. Watson
Penguin Books, 1999, b/w photographic plates, illustrative diagrams, paperback, ISBN 9780140268775
Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear
'By elucidating the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionised biochemistry - and won themselves a Nobel prize. At the time Watson was only twenty-four, a brilliant zoologist with more interest in au pair girls than in chemistry. His uncompromisingly honest account of those heady days lifts the lid on the real world of great scientists, with their very human faults and foibles, their petty rivalries and driving ambition. Above all, he captures the extraordinary excitement of their desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling ('America's fabulous chemist') to the solution to one of the great enigmas of the life sciences.
This new edition features an introduction by geneticist Steve Jones in which he re-examines the achievement of Crick and Watson in the light of scientific discoveries before and since their work on the double helix.'