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The Double Helix : Personal Account of Discovery of DNA by James D Watson, 1980
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Topic
- Science, genetics
- Vintage
- Yes
- Original Language
- English
- Subject
- DNA
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Genre
- Life Sciences, science
- ISBN
- 9780393950755
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Since its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research - Watson and Crick's race to discover the molecular structure of DNA. In this Norton Critical Edition, Watson's lively and irreverent account is placed in historical perspective by Gunther Stent's introduction and by retrospective views from two major figures in the adventure, Francis Crick and Linus Pauling, and by Rosalind Franklin's last student, Aaron Klug.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393950751
ISBN-13
9780393950755
eBay Product ID (ePID)
295867
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Double Helix : a Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of D N A
Publication Year
1980
Subject
Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Series
Norton Critical Editions Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
80-010770
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
0
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
572.8/633
Edition Description
Critical
Synopsis
Background materials include reproductions of the original scientific papers in which the double helical structure of DNA was first presented in 1953 and 1954. In Criticism, which begins with "A Review of the Reviews" by Gunther Stent, other scientists and scholars reveal their own experiences and views of Watson's story. There are reviews by Philip Morrison, F. X. S., Richard C. Lewontin, Mary Ellmann, Robert L. Sinsheimer, John Lear, Alex Comfort, Jacob Bronowski, Conrad H. Waddington, Robert K. Merton, Peter M. Medawar, and André Lwoff; as well as three letters to the editor of Science by Max F. Perutz, M. H. F. Wilkins, and James D. Watson., Background materials include reproductions of the original scientific papers in which the double helical structure of DNA was first presented in 1953 and 1954. In Criticism, which begins with A Review of the Reviews by Gunther Stent, other scientists and scholars reveal their own experiences and views of Watson's story. There are reviews by Philip Morrison, F. X. S., Richard C. Lewontin, Mary Ellmann, Robert L. Sinsheimer, John Lear, Alex Comfort, Jacob Bronowski, Conrad H. Waddington, Robert K. Merton, Peter M. Medawar, and André Lwoff; as well as three letters to the editor of Science by Max F. Perutz, M. H. F. Wilkins, and James D. Watson., Since its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research â€�Watson and Crick's race to discover the molecular structure of DNA. In this Norton Critical Edition, Watson's lively and irreverent account is placed in historical perspective by Gunther Stent's introduction and by retrospective views from two major figures in the adventure, Francis Crick and Linus Pauling, and by Rosalind Franklin's last student, Aaron Klug., Since its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research--Watson and Crick's race to discover the molecular structure of DNA. In this Norton Critical Edition, Watson's lively and irreverent account is placed in historical perspective by Gunther Stent's introduction and by retrospective views from two major figures in the adventure, Francis Crick and Linus Pauling, and by Rosalind Franklin's last student, Aaron Klug., In Criticism, which begins with "A Review of the Reviews" by Gunther Stent, other scientists and scholars reveal their own experiences and views of Watson's story. There are reviews by Philip Morrison, F. X. S., Richard C. Lewontin, Mary Ellmann, Robert L. Sinsheimer, John Lear, Alex Comfort, Jacob Bronowski, Conrad H. Waddington, Robert K. Merton, Peter M. Medawar, and Andr Lwoff; as well as three letters to the editor of Science by Max F. Perutz, M. H. F. Wilkins, and James D. Watson.
LC Classification Number
QH450.2.W37
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