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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| The Double Helix canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ scientific memoir ⓘ |
| about |
X-ray crystallography
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model building in structural biology ⓘ |
| author | James D. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
collaboration between Watson and Crick
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competition with Linus Pauling ⓘ elucidation of DNA double-helix structure ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ science writing ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ translated editions ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
later science memoirs
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public perception of molecular biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cambridge University
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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
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depiction of competition in science ⓘ insider account of DNA structure discovery ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| portrays |
Francis Crick
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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
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feminist critiques of portrayal of women in science ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1953
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early 1950s ⓘ |
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