Signed book: The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. Norton Critical Edition, later printing. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1980. Softcover, 5 x 8.25, 298 pages. Signed on the title page in black ballpoint, "James D. Watson" and "Francis Crick." In fine condition, with minor cover wear.
Along with Maurice Wilkins, James D. Watson (born 1928) and Francis Crick (1916-2004) shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the function and structure of DNA, providing the prime impetus for further research in the emerging fields of molecular genetics and biochemistry. A desirable signed edition related to their pioneering work.
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