Watson and DNA - Victor McElheny

Praise for Watson and DNA : "Jim Watson made the most important biological discovery of the 20th century. Then, with a quirky but unexpectedly effective leadership style, he overthrew the biology of a previous generation and used his position at Harvard to whip up a revolution in molecular biology. In a superb book, McElheny tells us how he did it, and why for the past 50 years young scientists have just wanted to be near Jim. Who among us wouldn't have wanted to be at the center of a scientific revolution that is already revealing the deepest secrets of life?" Nancy Haven Hopkins, Amgen Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "James Watson is one of the most quirky and eccentric individuals ever to reach the starry firmament of immortal fame. A straight–ahead biography is much needed, given Watson's importance. In this perfectly timed account, Victor McElheny makes clear his own admiration for Watson, while giving space to his faults and his detractors at each turn of the spiral staircase." Jonathan Weiner, author of The Beak of the Finch and Time, Love, Memory