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The Writing Life of James D. Watson

The Writing Life of James D. Watson


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Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Foreword by Sydney Brenner Introduction A Life of Writing Autobiography The Double Helix Genes, Girls, and Gamow Advocacy The DNA Story, Director's Reports, and Other Essays DNA: The Secret of Life Textbooks Molecular Biology of the Gene Recombinant DNA Molecular Biology of the Cell Coda Bibliography-James D. Watson Index

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The Double Helix would on its own have established James Watson's reputation as a writer...But Watson's textbooks have also given scientists, particularly students, a deeper understanding of genes and cells. And his popular-science books have given the public a new image of scientific research...The Writing Life of James D. Watson provides valuable insights into the process that led to this success. Nature In this magnificent book, Friedberg celebrates a scientist whose contribution to humanity does not end with experiments and scientific papers, who also established a novel writing style, and for whom conveying information to scientists and the public became a lifelong priority. Throughout the book, Watson's insight, his great call for mentoring and teaching, and his sense of humor emerge, reminding us of Albert Einstein's words, 'Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.' JAMA Writing about molecular biology for readers without backgrounds in chemistry presents a very real challenge. Friedberg (Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas) focuses on Watson's writing for public consumption rather than on his scientific research papers. He shows that Watson made major inroads in describing scientific endeavor to nonscientists, and he illustrates Watson's exceptional ability to capture the significance of advances in molecular biology over the past half century without becoming bogged down in jargon and detail. Not only does Watson's ability to write well come across, so also does his great desire to share the story of science and make it readable. Though this book focuses on Watson's approach to writing, it is as intriguing a science biography as one might ever hope to find. Written for all audiences, it will be of special interest to those entering science and those who want to understand the relationships of writing and publishing to the scientific enterprise. Choice


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  • ISBN-13: 9780879697006
  • Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S.
  • Height: 235 mm
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 563 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0879697008
  • Publisher Date: 28 Sep 2004
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 159 mm


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