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The Double Helix
Biography
James Watson's candid memoir of the race to discover DNA's structure. Endorsed by Matt Ridley.
Endorsed By
2 People-
“[This book] gave me the important message — which my teachers had somehow mostly missed telling me — that science is not a catalog of facts, but the search for new and bigger mysteries.”
The page cites Matt Ridley's New York Times 'By the Book' interview.
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“most impressive feature...is how much Watson admits he didn't know”
Page cites a Paul Graham tweet praising the book.
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2 SOURCEs- nytimes.com · Matt Ridley by the Book.html reading list
- twitter.com tweet
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