Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code - Brossura

Ridley, Matt

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ISBN 10: 0061148458 ISBN 13: 9780061148453

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2009

Riassunto

Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Francis Crick is the first biography of the eminent scientist, co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA. Written by Matt Ridley, the award-winning author of the national bestsellerGenome, Francis Crick traces his life from middle class mediocrity in the English Midlands through a lackluster education and six years designing magnetic mines for the Royal Navy to his leap into biology at the age of 31 and his enormous success, providing “a considerably more complete and colorful portrait of Crick than has existed before.” (New York Times)

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“Matt Ridley’s Francis Crick perceptively and warmly recounts the extraordinary life of the 20th century’s most important biologist.” (James D. Watson)

“A nimble biography.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

“A considerably more complete and colorful portrait of Crick than has existed before.” (Nicholas Wade, New York Times)

“Thoughtful. . .aptly conjures a forgotten scientific landscape. . .” (New York Times Book Review)

“Lucid and riveting . . . Completely captivating, a lively and deeply intriguing account of one of biology’s most imaginative scientists.” (Kay Redfield Jamison)

“Matt Ridley’s book reads beautifully, the science flowing along with the life, to form a unity.” (Aaron Klug)

“This is a wonderful book--deeply substantive, lucid, trenchant, and witty. It tells the biggest story in modern biology.” (David Quammen)

“A fitting tribute to a...canonical figure in modern science” (Publishers Weekly)

“Ridley has captured the wonder of an unparalleled scientific mind at work and at play.” (Nicholas Wade, New York Times)

Praise for Eminent Lives Series: FRANCIS CRICK and CHARLES DARWIN (--)

L'autore:

Matt Ridley is the award-winning, bestselling author of several books, including The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves; Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters; and The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature. His books have sold more than one million copies in thirty languages worldwide. He writes regularly for The Times (London) and The Wall Street Journal, and is a member of the House of Lords. He lives in England.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061148458
• ISBN 13: 9780061148453
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 213