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The Man in the Monkeynut Coat: William Astbury and How Wool Wove a Forgotten Roa
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- ISBN-13
- 9780198766964
- Type
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- ISBN
- 9780198766964
- Book Title
- Man in the Monkeynut Coat : William Astbury and How Wool Wove a Forgotten Road to the Double-Helix
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 5.5in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- General, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 12.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages, 256 Pages
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Tells the story of the English physicist and molecular biologist William T. Astbury and how his work forms a previously untold chapter in the story of the discovery of the structure of DNA.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198766963
ISBN-13
9780198766964
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4057237483
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man in the Monkeynut Coat : William Astbury and How Wool Wove a Forgotten Road to the Double-Helix
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
General, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages, 256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
5.5in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
12.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qp624
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
'Construction of the Watson-Crick model of DNA in the middle of the last century was a key event in scientific history. The surrounding controversies and the larger-than-life players have been widely described but continue to fascinate. By focussing on the lesser known figure of William Astbury, a pioneer in X-ray diffraction studies of biological fibres, this readable account brings a fresh interpretation and new insight. Astbury, widely regarded as afounder of molecular biology, is also shown to have had an understanding of protein structure that was ahead of its time, an understanding that helped create new textiles and a 'monkeynut' coat. 'Iain Campbell, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford'This fascinating biography of the founder of molecular biology, the biocrystallographer Willam Astbury, reads like a detective story. Very rich in details, it paints a vivid picture of the scientific scene round Astbury, and reveals some unknown key aspects of the quest for the structure of DNA.'André Authier, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris'The storyline works very well and I was gripped from the beginning to the end of the book. The author describes numerous stories that capture the human interest aspects of doing science, with its pains and its jubilations. 'John R. Helliwell, University of Manchester'... an excellent, stylish historical account of the early days of biophysics. 'The Biologist, Professor Jack Cohen FSB'Fascinating book. I particularly enjoyed reading about Astbury's background and impressive wide-ranging activities. 'Jenifer Glynn, author of My Sister Rosalind Franklin'Hall''s book provides a useful historical corrective to the notion that all scientists are heroes; some of them are disappointed men. 'The Guardian, Stephen Curry'In The Double Helix, James Watson wrote the Leeds scientist William Astbury out of the story of what, for many, is the greatest biological discovery of the twentieth century. With this superb book, Kersten Hall has written Astbury back in. The result is far more than the biography we have long needed of this colourful and creative pioneer of molecular biology (as Astbury was among the first to call it). In Hall's marvellously readable and deeply researchedpages, the development of that science emerges as inseparable from the fortunes of the textiles industry DL and from the misfortunes of a man who, like the monkeynut coat he helped to invent, disappearedinto obscurity despite huge initial promise. 'Gregory Radick, University of Leeds'...a fine piece of historical writing rich with illuminating detail and with real excitement for the subject. 'The British Journal for the History of Science, Kenneth E. Hendrickson'A very persuasive argument ... I was left in no doubt that Astbury left the scientific world a better and more interesting place.'Rhys Baker, Bio News'Hall tells his story with style and pace. 'Georgina Ferry, Nature'I have not been disappointed ... beautifully written and easy to read ... a job very well done. 'John Jenkin, author of William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and Son: The Most Extraordinary Collaboration in Science'Very well-written and informative. 'Gholson J. Lyon, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory'Kersten Hall has brought into the limelight a normally unsung key player in the development of modern molecular and structural biology by writing this very engaging biography of William Astbury. 'Elspeth Garman, University of Oxford, "This is an excellent account of molecular biology and Astbury's role in its history." -- Anthony C T North, Crystallography News
Table of Content
1. A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words2. Germany Has Much to Teach us3. A Keen Young Man4. Into the Wilderness5. The X-Ray Vatican6. A Pile of Pennies7. Avery's Bombshell8. Nunc Dimittis9. One Grand Leap ... Too Far10. The Road Not Taken11. The Man in the Monkeynut Coat
Lccn
2022-934227
Dewey Decimal
572.86092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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