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Unravelling the Double Helix : The Lost Heroes of DNA by Gareth Williams (2019, Hardcover)
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The Double Helix, through a century of breakthroughs in x-ray crystallography, biochemistry, antibiotics, and atomic theory. You know Watson and Crick. But what about the DNA legends history forgot?.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPegasus Books
ISBN-101643132156
ISBN-139781643132150
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038505651
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnravelling the Double Helix : the Lost Heroes of D N A
Number of Pages504 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / General, History, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorGareth Williams
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-275138
ReviewsA fine history of the first 85 years of DNA. A superb chronicle of a scientific struggle with a happy ending.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal572.8609
SynopsisAn insightful history of the first hundred years of DNA, Unraveling The Double Helix tells the story one of the greatest triumphs of modern science., An insightful history of the first hundred years of DNA, Unraveling The Double Helix tells the story one of the greatest triumphs of modern science. Unraveling the Double Helix covers the most colorful period in the history of DNA, from the discovery of "nuclein" in the late 1860s to the publication of James Watson's The Double Helix in 1968. These hundred years included the establishment of the Nobel Prize, antibiotics, x-ray crystallography, the atom bomb and two devastating world wars--events which are strung along the thread of DNA like beads on a necklace. The story of DNA is a saga packed with awful mistakes as well as brilliant science, with a wonderful cast of heroes and villains. Surprisingly, much of it is unfamiliar. The elucidation of the double helix was one of the most brilliant gems of twentieth century science, but some of the scientists who paved the way have been airbrushed out of history. James Watson and Francis Crick solved a magnificent mystery, but Gareth Williams shows that their contribution was the last few pieces of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle assembled over several decades. The book is comprehensive in scope, covering the first century of the history of DNA in its entirety, including the eight decades that have been neglected by other authors. It also explores the personalities of the main players, the impact of their entanglement with DNA, and what unique qualities make great scientists tick., Unraveling the Double Helix covers the most colorful period in the history of DNA, from the discovery of "nuclein" in the late 1860s to the publication of James Watson's The Double Helix in 1968. These hundred years included the establishment of the Nobel Prize, antibiotics, x-ray crystallography, the atom bomb and two devastating world wars--events which are strung along the thread of DNA like beads on a necklace. The story of DNA is a saga packed with awful mistakes as well as brilliant science, with a wonderful cast of heroes and villains. Surprisingly, much of it is unfamiliar. The elucidation of the double helix was one of the most brilliant gems of twentieth century science, but some of the scientists who paved the way have been airbrushed out of history. James Watson and Francis Crick solved a magnificent mystery, but Gareth Williams shows that their contribution was the last few pieces of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle assembled over several decades. The book is comprehensive in scope, covering the first century of the history of DNA in its entirety, including the eight decades that have been neglected by other authors. It also explores the personalities of the main players, the impact of their entanglement with DNA, and what unique qualities make great scientists tick.
LC Classification NumberQH447.W55 2019
