Title:

Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson and Marshall W. Nirenberg

Creator:

Crick, Francis, 1916-2004

Recipient:

Watson, James D., 1928- and Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Date:

29 April 1965

Description:

Crick here characterized his contribution to the elucidation of the genetic code as that of "a collator of information rather than a producer," a theoretician rather than an experimentalist. Moreover, he underlined the collaborative nature of research on the genetic code.

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)

Subject:

Genetic Code

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:

SCBBHT

NLM ID:

101584582X105

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X105

Story Section:

Deciphering the Genetic Code, 1958-1966