Copy of a letter from Pontecorvo to Dr Robert Cecil Olby concerning his thoughts on Olby's book Path to the double helix
- Date:
- 7 Dec 1977
- Reference:
- UGC 198/3/2/42
- Part of:
- Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Path to the double helixwas first published in 1974 and revised in 1994. Ponteocorvo thought this this was "a most important contribution" and was fascinated by Olby's approach in exploring the history of the discovery of DNA. Pontecorvo describes Jim Watson and Francis Crick as "naively immune to contemporary prejudice".
Publication/Creation
7 Dec 1977
Physical description
1 letter (1 page)
Terms of use
Open and available at Glasgow University Archive Services.
.Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
Where to find it
Location of original
The original material is held at Glasgow University Archive Services. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.