The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
jennifer doudna and the race to understand our genetic code
$60.72
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
26 April 2022
Summary
The Code Breaker: Young Readers Edition
Walter Isaacson’s #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for young readers!
When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson’s account of how he and Francis Crick h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781665910668 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1665910666 |
| Author: | Walter Isaacson, Sarah Durand |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 26 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 148mm x 29mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A trimmed–but still hefty–young readers’ adaptation of Isaacson’s much-admired 2021 original…ambitious in scope; a distinctively nuanced picture of modern science in action.”
“A trimmed–but still hefty–young readers’ adaptation of Isaacson’s much-admired 2021 original…ambitious in scope; a distinctively nuanced picture of modern science in action.” –Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023.
Sarah Durand is a New York Times bestselling collaborator who works with celebrities, beauty and wellness experts, professional athletes, CEOs, and women with a mission. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and two daughters.
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