{"product_id":"francis-crick-discoverer-of-the-genetic-code-9780061148453","title":"Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code","description":"Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, \u003cem\u003eFrancis Crick\u003c\/em\u003e is the first biography of the eminent scientist, co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA. Written by Matt Ridley, the award-winning author of the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eGenome, Francis Crick\u003c\/em\u003e traces his life from middle class mediocrity in the English Midlands through a lackluster education and six years designing magnetic mines for the Royal Navy to his leap into biology at the age of 31 and his enormous success, providing \"a considerably more complete and colorful portrait of Crick than has existed before.\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Ridley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 6.49w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061148453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRidley, Matt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Ridley\u003c\/strong\u003e's books--including \u003cem\u003eThe Red Queen, Genome, The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything, How Innovation Works, \u003c\/em\u003e and most recently, \u003cem\u003eViral: the Search for the Origin of Covid-19\u003c\/em\u003e (with Alina Chan)--have sold over a million copies, been translated into 31 languages, and won several awards. He sat in the House of Lords from 2013 and 2021, and was founding chairman of the International Centre for Life in Newcastle. He created the \"Mind and Matter\" column in the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e in 2010, and was a columnist for the \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives in Northumberland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110687506547,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1b4ca3f4-9fad-450f-9560-44b190ae2934.jpg?v=1748984270","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/francis-crick-discoverer-of-the-genetic-code-9780061148453","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}