The Double Helix Study Guide consists of approx. 85 pages of summaries and analysis on The Double Helix by James D. Watson. Browse the literature study guide below:
The forward by Sir Lawrence Bragg summarizes what the book will be about, discussing first the scientific importance of Francis Crick and James Watson's Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the structure of DNA. Second, it discusses the ethical dilemma that a scientist faces when a colleague has long been working on a problem, and the scientist thinks he or she can solve that problem, based on the colleague's unpublished work. This was a dilemma that Watson faced. Finally, Bragg emphasizes the human interest of the story, which is an autobiographical account of Watson's impressions instead of a historical work. (
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Forward, Preface and Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epilogue Critical Essay #1 Critical Essay #2 Critical Essay #3
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