The Double Helix

Watson and Crick: A Revolutionary Friendship is a unique personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. This book offers readers a front-row seat to the thrilling race among scientists to answer this fundamental question. With unprecedented honesty and depth, James Watson tells us not only about his involvement with DNA, but also about his relationships with his co-discoverer Francis Crick and their competitors Linus Pauling and Maurice Wilkins. It is also an insightful portrait of scientific research as seen through the eyes of someone who has been there himself.