Shop all Harper Perennial

Rosalind Franklin - by Brenda Maddox (Paperback)

Name: Rosalind Franklin - by Brenda Maddox (Paperback)
Brand: Harper Perennial
SKU: 54268649
Price: 9.62 USD
Availability: InStock

0 out of 5 stars with 0 reviews

5 Questions

$9.62Save $10.37 (52% off)

In Stock

Free & easy returns

Return this item by mail or in store within 90 days for a full refund.

Eligible for registries and wish lists

Save 5% every day

With Target Circle™ Card

About this item

Details

Highlights

Author(s): Brenda Maddox
416 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Women

Description

About the Book

The untold story of the woman whose role in the discovery of DNAUs structure is one of the most fascinating and controversial in modern science, is told here by the prize-winning author of "Nora: The Real Molly Bloom." Photo inserts.

From the Back Cover

In 1962, Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, and James Watson received the Nobel Prize, but it was Rosalind Franklin's data and photographs of DNA that led to their discovery.

Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of fifteen, decided she was going to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century.

Review Quotes

"A gripping yet nuanced account ... a magnificent biography." - The Independent

"A meticulous biography...[Rosalind Franklin] was the unacknowledged heroine of DNA, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology." - The Economist

"A vivid three-dimensional portrait of a sciencetist and human being ... a moving biography." - Daily Telegraph (London)

"A joy to read." - Sunday Telegraph

"Lively, absorbing ... What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women." - Washington Post Book World

"A story told with energy and eloquence. An engrossing read." - American Scientist

"Thoughtful and engaging." - Chicago Tribune

"Brenda Maddox has done a great service to science and history." - San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

"A finely crafted biography." - Booklist

"Maddox does justice to her subject as only the best biographers can." - Los Angeles Times Book Review

"An excellent biography ... Maddox's account of Franklin's last years and premature death is moving and poignant." - Women's Review of Books

"Able, balanced and well researched." - Science

"In this sympathetic biography, Maddox ...illuminates her subject as a gifted scientist and a complex woman." - Publishers Weekly

"A sensitive, sympathetic look at a women whose life was greater than the sum if its parts." - New York Times Book Review

"Maddox does an excellent job of revisiting Franklin's scientific contributions while revealing her complicated personality." - Library Journal

"Lively, absorbing and even handed ... What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women." - Washington Post Book World

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)

Weight: .7 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 416

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Women

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Brenda Maddox

Language: English

Street Date: September 30, 2003

TCIN: 54268649

UPC: 9780060985080

Item Number (DPCI): 248-41-0627

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

If the item details aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping details

Estimated ship dimensions: 1.2 inches length x 5.2 inches width x 7.9 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.7 pounds

We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.

This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO, Alaska, Hawaii

Return details

This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.

This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, delivered to the guest, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or picked up by the guest.

See the return policy for complete information.