loppear reviewed The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson
In this classic book, the distinguished science writer Horace Freeland Judson tells the story of …
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5 stars
The scientific process as embodied in the creation of a whole new field (molecular biology) from the intersection of many others (physics, chemistry, biology, information), this is a stunning project of interviews, recollections, and re-tracing the experimental and conceptual false starts and breakthroughs in uncovering the physical nature of genetics.