Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson
- Title:
- Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson
- Creator:
- Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
- Recipient:
- Watson, James D., 1928-
- Date:
- 10 March 1966
- Description:
- In this letter Crick expressed his critical reaction to the manuscript of Watson's account of their discovery of the double helix. Crick regarded the book as a betrayal of their friendship, an invasion of his privacy, and a distortion of the scientific methods used in their discovery.
- Original Repository:
- The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
- Location:
- Box: 26. Folder: PP/CRI/D/2/45
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. and http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/
- Genre:
-
Letters (correspondence)
Drafts (documents) - Subject:
- DNA and Writing
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Original Repository. Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers. 11646. URL. http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/
- Legacy ID:
- SCBBHR
- NLM ID:
- 101584582X103
- Profiles Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X103
- Story Section:
- The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953