The Single Helix by Steve Jones - ISBN: 9780349119403
Paperback
THE SINGLE HELIX is a miscellany of a hundred easy pieces about science. It brings to life a vast diversity of subjects, united under the banner of scientific truth the universal solve

The Single Helix

A Turn Around the World of Science

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    11 January 2007

Summary

From the author of the widely acclaimed Y: THE DESCENT OF MEN

THE SINGLE HELIX is a miscellany of a hundred easy pieces about science. It brings to life a vast diversity of subjects, united under the banner of scientific truth the universal solve

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349119403
ISBN-10:0349119406
Author:Steve Jones, Professor Steve Jones
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:11 January 2007
Weight:232g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 22mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Wonderful examples of scientific storytelling … Simply fascinating

Delightful compilation of 100 easy pieces … one of the world’s best writer-scientists … Jones is the Alan Bennett of science - FINANCIAL TIMES

Jones once again shows that, for all its difficulties, science can still be fun - INDEPENDENT

One of the most engaging and revealing portraits of science and its practitioners you’ll ever read - DAILY Express

Wonderful examples of scientific storytelling … Simply fascinating - Simon Singh, Sunday TELEGRAPH

About The Author

Steve Jones

Professor of Genetics at University College London, Steve Jones gave the Reith Lectures in 1991 and presented a TV series on human genetics and evolution. A columnist for the DAILY TELEGRAPH, he frequently appears on radio and TV.

Author Location: Lond

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