The Double Helix

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The Double Helix is James D. Watson’s famous autobiographical account of the discovery of the DNA double-helix structure and the personalities, rivalries, and scientific process behind it.

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instanceOf autobiographical work
book
non-fiction book
scientific memoir
about X-ray crystallography
model building in structural biology
author James D. Watson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describesEvent collaboration between Watson and Crick
competition with Linus Pauling
elucidation of DNA double-helix structure
genre autobiography
memoir
science writing
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
print
translated editions
hasPerspective first-person narrative
influenced later science memoirs
public perception of molecular biology
language English
mainSubject Cambridge University NERFINISHED
Cavendish Laboratory NERFINISHED
DNA double helix
Francis Crick NERFINISHED
Maurice Wilkins NERFINISHED
Rosalind Franklin NERFINISHED
discovery of DNA structure
molecular biology
scientific research process
scientific rivalry
narrativeVoice James D. Watson NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial portrayal of Rosalind Franklin
depiction of competition in science
insider account of DNA structure discovery
placeOfPublication New York City
portrays Francis Crick NERFINISHED
Lawrence Bragg NERFINISHED
Linus Pauling NERFINISHED
Maurice Wilkins NERFINISHED
Max Perutz NERFINISHED
Rosalind Franklin NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1968
publisher Charles Scribner's Sons NERFINISHED
subjectOf ethical debates about credit in science
feminist critiques of portrayal of women in science
timePeriodCovered 1953
early 1950s

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