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

图书标准信息

• 作者 James D. Watson 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster US
• 出版时间 2001-06
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780743216302
• 定价 132.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 236页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ByidentifyingthestructureofDNA,themoleculeoflife,FrancisCrickandJamesWatsonrevolutionizedbiochemistryandwonthemselvesaNobelPrize.Atthetime,Watsonwasonlytwenty-four,ayoungscientisthungrytomakehismark.Hisuncompromisinglyhonestaccountoftheheadydaysoftheirthrillingsprintagainstotherworld-classresearcherstosolveoneofscience'sgreatestmysteriesgivesadazzlinglyclearpictureofaworldofbrilliantscientistswithgreatgifts,veryhumanambitions,andbitterrivalries.Withhumilityunspoiledbyfalsemodesty,WatsonrelateshisandCrick'sdesperateeffortstobeatLinusPaulingtotheHolyGrailoflifesciences,theidentificationofthebasicbuildingblockoflife.Neverhasascientistbeensotruthfulincapturinginwordstheflavorofhiswork.

【作者简介】

JamesWatsonstudiedzoologyattheUniversityofChicago,subsequentlymovingtoEuropetoworkinCopenhagenandCambridge,wheretogetherwithFrancisCrick,hesolvedthestructureofDNA,forwhichtheyreceivedashareoftheNobelPrizein1962.From1961hewasProfessorofMolecularBiologyandBiochemistryatHarvard.SteveJonesisProfessorofGeneticsandheadoftheDepartmentofGenetics,EvolutionandEnvironmentatUniversityCollege,London.Heisatelevisionpresenterandaprize-winningauthorandhehasaregularsciencecolumnintheDAILYTELEGRAPH.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.