Phage and the Origins of Molecular Biology

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

This hugely influential book, published in 1966 as a 60th birthday tribute to Max Delbrück, 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. 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.

Genres: History, Science

394 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992