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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 500 EAN: 9780140268775 Edition: 2Rev Ed ISBN: 0140268774 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: January 28, 1999 Publisher: Penguin Studio: Penguin Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: "Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorised by biology students around the world. But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world, James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible, with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact. Watson holds nothing back when revealing the petty sniping and backbiting among his colleagues, while acknowledging that he himself was a willing participant in the melodrama. In particular, Watson reveals his mixed feelings about his famous colleague in discovery, Francis Crick, who many thought of as an arrogant man who talked too much, and whose brilliance was appreciated by few. This is the joy of The Double Helix--instead of a chronicle of stainless-steel heroes toiling away in their sparkling labs, Watson's chronicle gives readers an idea of what living science is like, warts and all. The Double Helix is a startling window into the scientific method, full of insight and wit, and packed with the kind of science anecdotes that are told and retold in the halls of universities and laboratories everywhere. It's the stuff of legends.--Therese Littleton Average Rating:
 Rating: - This is an abridged edition!FYI: This is an abridged, simplified version of Watson's book, edited for people learning to read English. I made the mistake of ordering it (from another source) without realizing this and had to send it back. The full version is ISBN 0140268774. Penguin should make it clearer on the front cover that this is not the full original text! Rating: - There is no substituteThe Double Helix may be full of Watson's biased opinions, but how can there be any substitute for a first- hand account of one the most biggest discoveries ever made? But this is no science textbook- it reads more like a novel, about the race to find the strcuture of DNA first.Classic. Rating: - Worth every pennyThis book is a classic. Most nicely written, it is even funny. For PhD students it is a boost in confidence, too many patterns in personal interactions are just timeless. James Watson is a central figure in molecular biology and still most influential on todays politics.  Try searching the Internet for "The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA" or Ebay for "The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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