Papers of M H F Wilkins: published reviews for James Watson’s book, The double helix

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004 Sayle, Murray William, 1926-2010
Date:
1968
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K/PP178/3/39/5
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Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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Press cuttings of reviews for James Watson’s book, The double helix: a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 1968), from publications including The New York Times, New York Review of Books, Life, The Guardian, New Scientist, The Jewish Chronicle, Times Literary Supplement, Science, The Sunday Times and New Statesman. Also letter from Wilkins to Sunday Times journalist Murray Sayle, with corrections to Sayle’s article, ‘The race to find the secret of life’, May 1968, with Sayle’s acknowledgement, Sep 1968.

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1968

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The New York Times; New York Review of Books; Life; The Guardian; New Scientist; The Jewish Chronicle; Times Literary Supplement; Science; The Sunday Times; New Statesman; King's College London; Sayle, Murray William, 1926-2010

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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