Rosalind Franklin and D.N.A.

Excellent book and helps right a wrong done to this woman. Worth a read before seeing Photograph51

This is, I think, a significant contribution to our understanding of the dubious behaviour of Franklin's contemporaries, her strong character, immaculate research techniques and the injustices she suffered at the hands of 'the establishment'. 'Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of D.N.A.' by Brenda Maddox adopts a slightly different approach to the same topics and it is strongly recommended that both accounts be read, to ensure a balanced understanding. Although there are contradictions, both accounts left me in no doubt that Rosalind Franklin deserved most of the credit for the discovery of the structure of DNA and a Nobel Prize. They also left me with a greatly diminished regard for James Watson in particular and Maurice Wilkins to a lesser extent. Subsequent reading has done nothing but reinforce that opinion.

This book arrived today. thank you.It is second hand, I knew this. As soon as it arrived I realised it has been smoked over. I have decided to keep it and read it, but it is a great disappointment – I hate the smell. Is there any way that this can be reflected in the “grading”? Perhaps no book that has been smoked over should be graded “very good” or better.I know this is not really a review, but I can't see a "contact us" button.This is my first experiment in buying SH from Amazon, but it will put me off doing so again, or recommending buying SH from Amazon.