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What Mad Pursuit - (Sloan Foundation Science) by Francis Crick (Paperback)

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  • Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.
  • About the Author: Francis Crick is the Kieckhefer Professor at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California.
  • 208 Pages
  • Science, Life Sciences
  • Series Name: Sloan Foundation Science

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The widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA. Crick describes the experiences that brought him to the field of molecular biology, the failures and frustrations preceding his triumph, and the peculiar distortions that crept into popular accounts of the event. Illustrated.



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Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.



About the Author



Francis Crick is the Kieckhefer Professor at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. He shared a Nobel Prize with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins in 1962 for the discovery of the structure of DNA, regarded as the greatest biological advance of the twentieth century.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Life Sciences
Series Title: Sloan Foundation Science
Publisher: Basic Books
Theme: Genetics & Genomics
Format: Paperback
Author: Francis Crick
Language: English
Street Date: July 1, 1990
TCIN: 76999805
UPC: 9780465091386
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-7174
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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