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Double Helix |
Genes, Girls and Gamow: After the Double Helix |
Rosalind Franklin and DNA |
| This modern science classic tells the story of the discovery of the structure of DNA from the first person perspective. James Watson's views, while certainly biased, give insight into one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. | Also by James Watson, this book ostensibly picks up where the classic "Double Helix" leaves off. While not as forceful and purposeful as the first, it gives more insight into science of the 50's and 60's. | One of the greatest criticisms of "Double Helix" was James Watson's rather dismissive views on Rosalind Franklin, the scientist who generated the crucial data from which Watson and Crick made their discoveries. This sympathetic biography offers a different prespective on Dr. Franklin's contributions. |
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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA |
My Life in Science |
Chalres Darwin: The Power of Place |
| This is another Franklin biography which tries to set the record by giving the chemist her due. | This is the autobiography of Sidney Brenner, the 2002 Nobel Laureate for Phsyiology or Medicine (shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John E. Sulston). He was recognized for his seminal work establishing C. elegans as a model organism of choice for the study of development and differentiation. | This is Janet Browne's biography of Charles Darwin, covering his life from about one year before the publication of "On the Origins of Species" until his death. |
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