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The Double Helix

The Double Helix

Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
202
Published
1968
Language
English

Synopsis

James Watson recounts the intense race to discover the structure of DNA. At just 24, he details the brilliant minds, fierce competition, and personal ambitions involved in solving one of science's greatest puzzles. This is a firsthand account of scientific discovery, capturing the thrill and pressure of beating rivals to a groundbreaking achievement.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Biography & Memoir History Science & Nature Technology Biography

Authors

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Alexander Gann

Alexander Gann is the author of The Double Helix, a work that explores the world of science. He writes about important discoveries.

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David Maule

David Maule is the author of The Double Helix. He writes science fiction.

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Grover Gardner narrator

Grover Gardner is the voice behind many great audiobooks, including the science classic The Double Helix. He's a narrator you can trust to bring stories to life.

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James D. Watson

Watson, James Dewey, 1928-, American biologist and educator, b. Chicago, Ill., grad. Univ. of Chicago, 1947, Ph.D. Univ. of Indiana, 1950. With F. H. C. Crick he began (1951) research on the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge. Their findings, published in 1953, resulted in the joint award to them and to M. H. F. Wilkins (on whose laboratory's in X-ray diffraction their studies were partly based) of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med...

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Jan Witkowski

Jan Witkowski is the author of The Double Helix, a foundational work in the science genre. His writing offers clear explanations of complex scientific ideas.