
Rosalind Franklin
the dark lady of dna
$41.66
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2003
Summary
The Dark Lady of DNA: Unmasking Rosalind Franklin’s Legacy
The untold story of the woman who helped make one of humanity’s greatest discoveries – DNA – but who was never given credit for doing so.
‘Our dark lady is leaving us next week.’ On 7 March 1953, Maurice Wilkins of King’s College, London, wrote to Francis Crick at the Cavendish laboratories in Cambridge to say that as soon as his obstructive female colleague was gone from King’s, he, Crick, and James Watson, a young …
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780006552116 |
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ISBN-10: | 0006552110 |
Author: | Brenda Maddox |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Imprint: | HarperCollins |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 400 |
Release Date: | 6 May 2003 |
Weight: | 290g |
Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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“A finely crafted biography.”–Booklist“A gripping yet nuanced account … a magnificent biography.”–The Independent“A joy to read.”–Sunday Telegraph“A meticulous biography…[Rosalind Franklin] was the unacknowledged heroine of DNA, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology.”–The Economist“A sensitive, sympathetic look at a women whose life was greater than the sum if its parts.”–New York Times Book Review“A vivid three-dimensional portrait of a sciencetist and human being … a moving biography.”–Daily Telegraph (London)“Able, balanced and well researched.”–Science“An excellent biography … Maddox’s account of Franklin’s last years and premature death is moving and poignant.”–Women’s Review of Books“Brenda Maddox has done a great service to science and history.”–San Francisco Chronicle Book Review“In this sympathetic biography, Maddox …illuminates her subject as a gifted scientist and a complex woman.”–Publishers Weekly“Lively, absorbing and even handed … What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women.”–Washington Post Book World“Maddox does an excellent job of revisiting Franklin’s scientific contributions while revealing her complicated personality.”–Library Journal“Maddox does justice to her subject as only the best biographers can.”–Los Angeles Times Book Review“Thoughtful and engaging.”–Chicago TribuneA finely crafted biography. –BooklistA gripping yet nuanced account a magnificent biography. –The IndependentA joy to read. –Sunday TelegraphA meticulous biography [Rosalind Franklin] was the unacknowledged heroine of DNA, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology. –The EconomistA sensitive, sympathetic look at a women whose life was greater than the sum if its parts. –New York Times Book ReviewA vivid three-dimensional portrait of a sciencetist and human being a moving biography. –Daily Telegraph (London)Able, balanced and well researched. –ScienceAn excellent biography Maddox s account of Franklin s last years and premature death is moving and poignant. –Women’s Review of BooksBrenda Maddox has done a great service to science and history. –San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewIn this sympathetic biography, Maddox illuminates her subject as a gifted scientist and a complex woman. –Publishers WeeklyLively, absorbing and even handed What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women. –Washington Post Book WorldMaddox does an excellent job of revisiting Franklin s scientific contributions while revealing her complicated personality. –Library JournalMaddox does justice to her subject as only the best biographers can. –Los Angeles Times Book ReviewThoughtful and engaging. –Chicago Tribune“A finely crafted biography.” – Booklist“A gripping yet nuanced account . a magnificent biography.” – The Independent“A joy to read.” – Sunday Telegraph“A meticulous biography.[Rosalind Franklin] was the unacknowledged heroine of DNA, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology.” – The Economist“Able, balanced and well researched.” – Science“An excellent biography . Maddox’s account of Franklin’s last years and premature death is moving and poignant.” – Women’s Review of Books“In this sympathetic biography, Maddox .illuminates her subject as a gifted scientist and a complex woman.” – Publishers Weekly“Lively, absorbing and even handed . What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women.” – Washington Post Book World“Thoughtful and engaging.” – Chicago Tribune
About The Author
Brenda Maddox
Brenda Maddox is an award-winning biographer whose work has been translanted into ten languages. Her biography of Nora Joyce won the Los Angeles Times Biography Award, the Silver P.E.N. Award and was shortlisted for the US National Book Award. D.H. Lawrence: The Married Man won the Whitbread Biography Award in 1994. George’s Ghosts: A New Life of W.B. Yeats was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 1998. And Rosalind Franklin: the Dark Lady of DNA won the English-Speaking Union biography prize for 2002-3 as well as the Los Angeles Times science book award in 2003. Her most recent book is Freud’s Wizard: the Enigma of Ernest Jones, about Freud’s adroit champion and rescuer.
As a journalist, Maddox was on the staff of the Economist for more than two decades. She later became media columnist for the Daily Telegraph, then for The Times. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of its council, and also a board member of the British Journalism Review. She lives in London and in mid-Wales.
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