The Third Man of the Double Helix
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The Third Man of the Double Helix is Maurice Wilkins’s autobiographical account of his role in the discovery of the DNA double-helix structure and the surrounding scientific and personal controversies.
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| instanceOf |
autobiography
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Nobel Prize–winning DNA work
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structure of deoxyribonucleic acid ⓘ |
| addresses | public understanding of the DNA discovery story ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Wilkins ⓘ |
| chronology | events leading up to 1953 DNA model ⓘ |
| clarifies |
Maurice Wilkins’s relationship with Rosalind Franklin
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Maurice Wilkins’s relationship with Watson and Crick ⓘ |
| describes |
Maurice Wilkins’s role in the discovery of DNA structure
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collaboration and rivalry in DNA research ⓘ ethical issues in scientific credit and priority ⓘ scientific culture in mid-20th-century Britain ⓘ use of Rosalind Franklin’s X-ray diffraction data ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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scientific autobiography ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in science history
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historians of science ⓘ students of molecular biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Maurice Wilkins ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal and professional life of Maurice Wilkins ⓘ |
| portrays |
gender dynamics in mid-20th-century science
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institutional politics in research laboratories ⓘ scientific collaboration ⓘ scientific competition ⓘ |
| reflectsOn |
ethics of data sharing in science
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memory and reliability of scientific recollection ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Rosalind Franklin and DNA
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The Double Helix ⓘ |
| setting | post-war British scientific institutions ⓘ |
| topic |
Cavendish Laboratory
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Francis Crick ⓘ James Watson ⓘ
surface form:
James D. Watson
King’s College London ⓘ Rosalind Franklin ⓘ X-ray crystallography of DNA ⓘ discovery of the DNA double helix ⓘ history of molecular biology ⓘ scientific controversies ⓘ |
| workContext | accounts of the discovery of DNA structure ⓘ |
| workOf |
Maurice Wilkins
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surface form:
Nobel laureate Maurice Wilkins
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