Francis Crick: Hunter of Life's Secrets

by Robert C. Olby

This engrossing biography by one of molecular biology's foremost scholars reveals the remarkable evolution of Francis Crick's scientific career and the shaping of his personality. From unpromising beginnings, he became a vital contributor to a remarkably creative period in science. Olby chronicles Crick's life from his early studies in biophysics, to the discovery of the structure of DNA, to his later work in neuroscience and the nature of consciousness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879697989
• ISBN13: 9780879697983
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"