The Double Helix

"I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood. . . ." So begins this lively and unusual personal account of one of the most significant moments in scientific history, from the point of view of the young researcher - only twenty-four years old at the time - whose name would go down in history as one of the first to identify the fundamental genetic material, DNA, the discovery of which continues to radically reshape our view of our bodies, our minds, and our world. Taking us from long hours in the lab to after-hours socializing and financial struggles, from Cambridge to Paris, and from obscurity to sudden renown, this unique memoir, complete with photographs, is a rare chance to step inside the world of science - and to share in an event that would become legend.