Letter from Nathan M. Pusey, Harvard University to Francis Crick
- Title:
- Letter from Nathan M. Pusey, Harvard University to Francis Crick
- Creator:
-
Pusey, Nathan M.
Harvard University - Recipient:
- Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
- Date:
- 9 December 1966
- Description:
- Because of Crick's objections to Watson's book, The Double Helix, as an infringement on privacy and a purported violation of scientific ethics, the proposed publication of the book by Harvard University Press launched a public controversy involving the university and its president, Nathan M. Pusey. The Harvard Corporation, the university's ruling body, eventually overturned the decision of the Board of Syndics, declining publication by Harvard University Press. Watson's book was published in February 1968 by Athenaeum, a commercial publishing house.
- 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 Rosemary Pusey Hopkins.
- Genre:
- Letters (correspondence)
- Subject:
- DNA and Ethics, Professional
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- Relation:
- Letter from Francis Crick to Nathan M. Pusey, Harvard University, 1966 Letter from Francis Crick to Nathan M. Pusey, Harvard University, 1966
- 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:
- SCBBKV
- NLM ID:
- 101584582X143
- Profiles Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X143
- Story Section:
- The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953