Father to Son: Truth, Reason, and Decency
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.91 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1621820351 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this poignant book, Dr. "The man who helped to discover the genetic code now provides a moving look at the more personal aspects of inheritance. This memoir of his father and forebears is crucial to understanding the form of scientist that Jim Watson has become. is a progressive--brilliant and courageous--bubbling over publicly with new ideas. Watson savors the evidence he finds about his father's life and values. It's a perfect book for anyone who has ever learned something from a father." - Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and Steve Jobs"The story of the Watson family over generations is filled with fascinating narratives and unexpected turns This is a charming and vivid book, one that adds to our understanding of the author, the towering scientist and always distinctive personality." - Hanna Holborn Gray, President Emerita, University of Chicago "James Dewey Watson, Jr. - Anthony Badger
But when Jim Watson, Jr. learned liberal politics and incisive writing. Father To Son was first intended as a small, privately published collection of the writings of his father, James D. Their history includes settlement in the Midwest, a 20-year association with Abraham Lincoln, a successful search for California gold, and bold but disastrous investments in the stock market. Always iconoclastic, in both science and literature, Watson has written his autobiography in installments, beginning with the now classic The Double Helix, followed by Genes, Girls, and Gamow and Avoid Boring People. Now, after a lifetime of accomplishment in research, writing, education, and science advocacy, Watson has delved for the first time publicly into his own lineage. Watson, Sr. The renowned scientist and author James D. Watson, Sr.'s passion for ornithology led to a short-lived association with Nathan Leopold, who would later be sentenced for murder in the 1924 "trial of the century." His Oberlin friendship with Robert Maynard Hutchins, later President of the University of Chicago, began a family association with the University that continues today. A Radio Quiz Kid at 12 and a University of Chic
He is Chancellor Emeritus of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, in New York.. James Dewey Watson, a son of Chicago, is the author of numerous books, including The Double Helix, named by the Modern Library to its list of "100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Twentieth Century" and by the Library of Congress to its list of "88 Books That Shaped America"