But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. "Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Rare and desirable signed by both Watson and Crick. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Signed by both James Watson and Francis Crick on the title page. First edition of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962.
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