Discovering the double helix / Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory presents ; produced by Atlantic Video Productions ; director, Kevin Weyl ; producer, Dan Sladkus.
Publisher:
reformatted by VIDEO CENTER Media for the University of Iowa Libraries,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
1 videodisc (59 min., 5 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Speaker, James D. Watson. Preservation note: Original VHS videotape reformatted to DVD for the University of Iowa Libraries by VIDEO CENTER Media in 2018. IaU Originally released in VHS format by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2000.
Summary:
The structure of DNA proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 was one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century, transforming biology, giving medicine new impetus, and providing a foundation for the new industry of biotechnology. James Watson's best-selling memoir of the events leading to this discovery, The double helix, has enthralled millions of readers since its publication in 1968. In this videotaped lecture, recorded live at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Nov. 1999, Dr. Watson retraces those events in a very personal reminiscence of the period and the people involved. This is an account of one of the great dramas in science, told from the intimate perspective of a participant who, age 25 at the time of the discovery, has become one of the intellectual leaders of our time.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.