The account is the sometimes painful story of not only the discovery of the structure of DNA, but of the personalities, conflicts and controversy surrounding their work. THE DOUBLE HELIX is one of the Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction books, and one of only a handful of books of science to have had such a lasting and significant impact on the general public. Watson, with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA in 1953 and for the discovery Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine. This is a most beautifully written book and is James Watson’s own account of the discovery of DNA and the very building-blocks of life. A RARELY ENCOUNTERED VERY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE PERSONAL FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF ONE OF THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
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