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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Description: Good. A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. 27th Prt'g. Tight spine. Cover corners bumped/creased; very light wear & rubbing. Sm. water stain inside front cover edge--does not affect text. Light foxing outer pg. edges. Interior is tanned throughout--no marks, no creases--clear, crisp text. 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: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780451627872ISBN:0451627873
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 2" from top, sping cracked. xvi, 226 p. illus., facsims., ports. 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles. Autobiographical. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. x, 143 p. : ill., facsims., ports.; 18 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles. U-26. Autobiographical "A Mentor book. " read more
Description: Good. 0393950751 Copy has been read but remains in good condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or high-lighting. Spine is tight; a clean read. Tears and damage to the cover. 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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