The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

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. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-04-2009; interesting; An absorbing account by Watson, but would like to hear some other sides of the story, from Crick and the others who contributed to the double helix discovery.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-14-2008; Captivating, even for a layman; I was initially daunted by the very subject of this book. My girlfriend lent it to me and I wasn't sure I would enjoy it as much as she had--she's a molecular biologist and I'm a historian. Having helped her in a lab once or twice, I was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-03-2008; C+; Honest yet condescending and superficial. These adjectives would be the best way of describing not only the tone of this memoir, but also the personality of its author, the famed James D. Watson who, with the help of others, discovered...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-28-2008; the book was perfect but it arrived a 2 weeks after the mailing date; the book was perfect but it arrived a 2 weeks after the mailing date; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-04-2009; interesting; An absorbing account by Watson, but would like to hear some other sides of the story, from Crick and the others who contributed to the double helix discovery.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-03-2008; C+; Honest yet condescending and superficial. These adjectives would be the best way of describing not only the tone of this memoir, but also the personality of its author, the famed James D. Watson who, with the help of others, discovered...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-18-2005; A dishonourment to Rosalind Franklin's memory; This book is an innaccurate version of events in the the discovery of teh structure of DNA. What most people don't know is that Rosalind Franklin was crucial to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick actually stole most...; read full review | report as inappropriate