Phage And the Origins of Molecular Biology, The Centennial Edition [Deluxe Edition] [Hardcover]

John Cairns (Editor), Gunther S. Stent (Editor), James D. Watson (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0879698004 | ISBN-13: 978-0879698003 | Publication Date: October 1, 2007

This hugely influential book, published in 1966 as a 60th birthday tribute to Max Delbruck, is now republished as The Centennial Edition. On first publication, the book was hailed as ''[introducing] into the literature of science, for the first time, a self conscious historical element in which the participants in scientific discovery engage in writing their own chronicle. As such, it is an important document in the history of biology... '' (Journal of History of Biology). And in another review it was described as ''required reading for every student of experimental biology...[who] will sense the smell and rattle of the laboratory'' (Bioscience). The book was a formative influence on many of today's leading scientists. Related Titles from the Publisher Phage and the Origins of Molecular Biology (Expanded Edition); Phage and the Origins of Molecular Biology (First Edition); The Eighth Day of Creation: The Makers of the Revolution in Biology; Inspiring Science: Jim Watson and the Age of DNA; The Statue Within: An Autobiography; George Beadle, An Uncommon Farmer: The Emergence of Genetics in the 20th Century; Conversations in Genetics: An Oral History of Our Intellectual Heritage in Genetics; A Passion for DNA: Genes, Genomes, and Society; We Can Sleep Later: Alfred D. Hershey and the Origins of Molecular Biology

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''There are those who cherish first editions, but the centennial edition, which contains everything in earlier versions, has a bonus beyond the inclusion of the gallery of photographs - it is cheaper than most of its well-worn predecessors. I heartily recommend the book to those who have never read these personal narratives of the early days of microbial genetics. All can benefit and learn from Phage and the Origins of Molecular Biology. Molecular biology is not dead! Long live the phage!'' --The Quarterly Review of Biology

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• Hardcover: 394 pages
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879698004
• ISBN-13: 978-0879698003
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,441,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Phage And the Origins of Molecular Biology, The Centennial Edition (Hardcover)

This book recreates the times where an intimately connected group of brilliant young scientits came togeteher to do research around the inspiring and challenging Max Delbruck. What mattered above all was the science.And everything fell in place: Cold Spring Harbor, Cambridge, Institut Pasteur and Caltech. What came out is Molecular Biology, no more, no less... Read this book to understand that science like this can only happen once and the atmosphere around it can never be duplicated.