Title:

Evarts A. Graham Lecture, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Creator:

Crick, Francis, 1916-2004

Date:

24 February 1971

Description:

In this personal, at times autobiographical lecture, Crick explained why he made the study of biology his life's pursuit. Crick almost never permitted transcription and publication of his lectures, in part because he wanted to avoid the trouble of editing the text, and in part because he wanted to maintain the spontaneity and informality the lecture format permits. Moreover, Crick used lectures to sound out new ideas and report research findings that were often preliminary and, in his estimation, not yet fit for print. Most of the time, this leaves his notes as the only record of what he said.

Original Repository:

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

Location:

Box: 43. Folder: PP/CRI/E/1/19/3

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. and http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/

Genre:

Lecture notes

Format:

Text

Extent:

7 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:

SCBBDV

NLM ID:

101584582X47

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X47

Story Section:

Biographical Information