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Maurice Wilkins - The Third Man of the Double Helix
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Paperback. The Franklin/Wilkins story has often been told as an example of the unjustness of male scientists towards their women colleagues, and questions have been raised over whether credit was distributed fairly when the Nobel Prize was awarded. In this autobiography Wilkins attempts to tell his side of the story. Num Pages: 314 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
The Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA was given to three scientists - James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins. It was the experimental work of Wilkins and his colleague Rosalind Franklin that provided the clues to the structure. Here, Wilkins, who died in 2004, gives us his own account of his life, his early work in physics, the tensions and exhilaration of working on DNA, and his much discussed difficult relationship with his colleague Rosalind. This is a highly readable, and often moving account from a highly distinguished scientist who played one of the key ... Read more
The Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA was given to three scientists - James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins. It was the experimental work of Wilkins and his colleague Rosalind Franklin that provided the clues to the structure. Here, Wilkins, who died in 2004, gives us his own account of his life, his early work in physics, the tensions and exhilaration of working on DNA, and his much discussed difficult relationship with his colleague Rosalind. This is a highly readable, and often moving account from a highly distinguished scientist who played one of the key ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192806673
SKU
V9780192806673
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99-1
About Wilkins
Professor Maurice Wilkins, who died in 2004, was Emeritus Professor of Biophysics at King's College London.
Reviews for Maurice Wilkins - The Third Man of the Double Helix
Review from previous edition No intelligent person who wishes to know how the universe works should fail to read this book. Not only is it completely understandable to the layman, it is also often very amusing
Arthur C. Clarke, Times Higher Education Supplement
Arthur C. Clarke, Times Higher Education Supplement