About this title: Watson provides an inside-the-laboratory account of his groundbreaking work with Francis Crick, with whom he shared the Nobel Prize for discovering the molecular structure of DNA.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140031423ISBN:0140031421
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Missing Front Flyleaf Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Owner name crossed out in front, interior otherwise clean, pages tanned. Corner fold to one page, top edges inscribed. Cover is shiny and clean with scratches, slight discoloration and moderate wear. Spine has a reading... Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 143 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140031423ISBN:0140031421
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140031423ISBN:0140031421
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: WEIDENFELD N
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780297760429ISBN:0297760424
Description: Published by WEIDENFELD N in 1968. Hardback with Dust jacket. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY #7541188 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140031423ISBN:0140031421
Description: Published by Penguin Books Ltd in 1970. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 188. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY. #8494724 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140031423ISBN:0140031421
Description: Published by PENGUIN BOOKS LTD in 1970. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. May show some wear. #1144568 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: Published by N.Y. : Athenaeum Press Limited, in 1969. Hardback with Dust jacket. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140031423ISBN:0140031421
Description: Paperback book in good condition at a sensible price. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140031423ISBN:0140031421
Description: Published by PENGUIN BOOKS LTD in 1970. Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY #7786229 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780451627872ISBN:0451627873
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 143 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
"I never thought a scientist could write something I'd enjoy reading and have a good understanding of what he was talking about! I like how the author is not puffed up and intent on using fluffy language. There were a few references that added nothing to the book that I didn't think were great but overall an entertaining and interesting history!"
"I read this book in addition to my biology lessons in 11th grade - so, I was 16 - and I really enjoyed it. It is well written, interesting and even funny sometimes. Mr Watson, who by the way found out about the double helix together with Mr Crick, reports the different attempts that led to the final and obviously right structure. Even if it sounds lame, it is not! If you are interested in biology and especially genetics, this is a nice free time book and knowing who found the DNA-structure definately adds some points to your IQ^^"
"I felt I learned a lot about the race for the structure of DNA but I wouldn't want to take a pop quiz on what I learned. This book was recommended to me by a biochemistry professor at the University of Washington as a book I (a person who has never taken a chemistry class) might like. And I did."
"Watson's story of how he and Crick did great science and conniving to discover the structure of DNA. They were in a race with Linus Pauling and engaged in some scientific skullduggery to lunch off Rosalind Franklin's research. The latter might have been forgiven but for the fact that neither mentioned a word about her in thei Nobel Prize acceptance speeches.
They explain the status of knowledge in this field at the time they began their work, how this evolved, the politics of getting money for the lab and the personalities of the people they dealt with. A great, fascinating story, perhaps the best account of science I have read."
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