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020 $a9781324002239$qhardcover
020 $a1324002239$qhardcover
020 $z9781324002246$qelectronic publication
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050 00 $aQP624.5.S78$bM37 2021
082 00 $a572.8/60922$223
100 1 $aMarkel, Howard,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe secret of life :$bRosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the discovery of DNA's double helix /$cHoward Markel.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bW. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,$c[2021]
300 $a564 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 433-535) and index.
520 $a"A definitive history of the race to unravel DNA's structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians. Biologist James Watson and physicist Francis Crick's 1953 revelation about the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it--and why were they the ones who succeeded? In truth, the discovery of DNA's structure is the story of a race among five scientists for advancement, fame, and immortality: Watson, Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and Linus Pauling. They were fascinating and brilliant, with strong personalities that often clashed. But it is Rosalind Franklin who becomes a focal point for Markel. The Secret of Life is a story of genius and perseverance, but also a saga of cronyism, misogyny, anti-Semitism, and misconduct. Markel recounts the intense intellectual journey, and the fraught personal relationships, that resulted in the discovery of DNA"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aOpening credits -- The monk and the biochemist -- Before the double helix -- Take me to the Cavendish Laboratory -- The third man -- Like touching the fronds of a sea anemone -- There was no one like Linus in all the world -- The quiz kid -- Vide Napule e po' muore -- From Ann Arbor to Cambridge -- An American in Cambridge -- The king's war -- The lecture -- The dreaming spires of Oxford -- Mr. Crick and Dr. Watson build their dream model -- Dr. Pauling's predicament -- Chargaff's rules -- Paris and Royaumont -- A haphazard summer -- Linus sings -- A stomach ache in Clare College -- Peter and the wolf -- Photograph no. 51 -- The mornings after -- The MRC report -- Base pairs -- It's so beautiful -- Defeat -- It has not escaped our notice -- Stockholm -- Closing credits.
600 10 $aFranklin, Rosalind,$d1920-1958.
600 10 $aWatson, James D.,$d1928-
600 10 $aCrick, Francis,$d1916-2004.
600 10 $aWilkins, Maurice,$d1916-2004.
600 10 $aPauling, Linus,$d1901-1994.
600 17 $aCrick, Francis,$d1916-2004.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00076935
600 17 $aFranklin, Rosalind,$d1920-1958.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00470758
600 17 $aPauling, Linus,$d1901-1994.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00047243
600 17 $aWatson, James D.,$d1928-$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00049920
600 17 $aWilkins, Maurice,$d1916-2004.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01719520
650 0 $aDNA$xStructure$xResearch$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aGenetic code$xResearch$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aScientists$vBiography.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / History.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aGenetic code$xResearch.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00940000
650 7 $aScientists.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01108895
648 7 $a1900-1999$2fast
655 7 $aBiographies.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919896
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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