The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743216302)

The classic personal account of Watson and Crick's groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind.

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.

Author: James D. Watson
ISBN-10: 074321630X
ISBN-13: 9780743216302
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2001
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.64d