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 October 1966
- Description:
- After his first careful reading of the manuscript of Watson's account of their collaboration, Crick in this letter objected to the account as unscholarly and misleading. He also charged that it did a disservice to science, because it would serve to discourage other scientists from collaborating.. NOTE: The original photocopy is slightly faded.
- 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 the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. and http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/
- Genre:
- Letters (correspondence)
- Subject:
- DNA, Ethics, Professional, and Writing
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Relation:
- Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick, 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:
- SCBBLM
- NLM ID:
- 101584582X154
- Profiles Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X154
- Story Section:
- The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953