Title:

Letter from John T. Edsall to Francis Crick

Creator:

Edsall, John T.

Recipient:

Crick, Francis, 1916-2004

Date:

14 March 1967

Description:

Like most scientists, Edsall favored publication of Watson's autobiographical account, The Double Helix, despite Crick's objection that the book violated "scientific ethics."

Original Repository:

The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers

Location:

Box: 75. Folder: PP/CRI/I/3/8/4

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of David T. Edsall.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

DNA and Ethics, Professional

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 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:

SCBBKR

NLM ID:

101584582X140

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X140

Story Section:

The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953