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