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PublisherCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

ISBN-101621820351

ISBN-139781621820352

eBay Product ID (ePID)201699243

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Book TitleFather to Son: Truth, Reason, and Decency

Number of Pages285 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicGenealogy & Heraldry, Parenting / Fatherhood, Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, United States / 20th Century, History, Science & Technology

IllustratorYes

GenreFamily & Relationships, Reference, Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJames D. Watson

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight32.9 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width8.4 in

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LCCN2013-049622

Reviews"The man who helped to discover the genetic code now provides a moving look at the more personal aspects of inheritance. In this poignant book, Dr. Watson savors the evidence he finds about his father's life and values. It's a perfect book for anyone who has ever learned something from a father." - Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and Steve Jobs "The story of the Watson family over generations is filled with fascinating narratives and unexpected turns... This is a charming and vivid book, one that adds to our understanding of the author, the towering scientist and always distinctive personality." - Hanna Holborn Gray, President Emerita, University of Chicago "James Dewey Watson, Jr. is a progressive--brilliant and courageous--bubbling over publicly with new ideas. This memoir of his father [and forebears] ... is crucial to understanding the form of scientist that Jim Watson has become. At a time when American politics is wracked by a seemingly remorseless anti-intellectual fundamentalism, the appeal to reason of Watson, father and son, should be cherished". - Anthony Badger, Mellon Professor of History, Cambridge University, "The man who helped to discover the genetic code now provides a moving look at the more personal aspects of inheritance. In this poignant book, Dr. Watson savors the evidence he finds about his father's life and values. It's a perfect book for anyone who has ever learned something from a father." - Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and Steve Jobs "The story of the Watson family over generations is filled with fascinating narratives and unexpected turns... This is a charming and vivid book, one that adds to our understanding of the author, the towering scientist and always distinctive personality." - Hannah Holborn Gray, President Emerita, University of Chicago "James Dewey Watson, Jr. is a progressive--brilliant and courageous--bubbling over publicly with new ideas. This memoir of his father [and forebears] ... is crucial to understanding the form of scientist that Jim Watson has become. At a time when American politics is wracked by a seemingly remorseless anti-intellectual fundamentalism, the appeal to reason of Watson, father and son, should be cherished". - Anthony Badger, Mellon Professor of History, Cambridge University, "The man who helped to discover the genetic code now provides a moving look at the more personal aspects of inheritance. In this poignant book, Dr. Watson savors the evidence he finds about his father's life and values. It's a perfect book for anyone who has ever learned something from a father." - Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and Steve Jobs. "The story of the Watson family over generations is filled with fascinating narratives and unexpected turnsEL This is a charming and vivid book, one that adds to our understanding of the author, the towering scientist and always distinctive personality". - Hannah Holburn Gray, President Emerita, University of Chicago "James Dewey Watson, Jr. is a progressivebrilliant and courageousbubbling over publicly with new ideas. This memoir of his father [and forebears] EL is crucial to understanding the form of scientist that Jim Watson has become. At a time when American politics is wracked by a seemingly remorseless anti-intellectual fundamentalism, the appeal to reason of Watson, father and son, should be cherished". - Anthony Badger, Mellon Professor of History, Cambridge University, "The man who helped to discover the genetic code now provides a moving look at the more personal aspects of inheritance. In this poignant book, Dr. Watson savors the evidence he finds about his father's life and values. It's a perfect book for anyone who has ever learned something from a father." - Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and Steve Jobs "The story of the Watson family over generations is filled with fascinating narratives and unexpected turns... This is a charming and vivid book, one that adds to our understanding of the author, the towering scientist and always distinctive personality." - Hannah Holburn Gray, President Emerita, University of Chicago "James Dewey Watson, Jr. is a progressive--brilliant and courageous--bubbling over publicly with new ideas. This memoir of his father [and forebears] ... is crucial to understanding the form of scientist that Jim Watson has become. At a time when American politics is wracked by a seemingly remorseless anti-intellectual fundamentalism, the appeal to reason of Watson, father and son, should be cherished". - Anthony Badger, Mellon Professor of History, Cambridge University

Table Of ContentIntroduction, vii Acknowledgments, xi Foreword Chapters 1 Going for Gold 2 Tolman's Fateful Plunge 3 The Kirtland's Warbler (1920-1924) 4 Roosevelt Democrats (1925-1942) 5 Ideas (Great Books) over Facts (Textbooks) (1943-1952) 6 Liberals at Play (1953-1957) 7 Life without Jean (1957-1959) 8 New Frontier Morphs into Vietnam (1959-1965) 9 More Than Good Manners (1966-1968) Afterword Appendices 1 James Dewey Watson Genealogy 2 Sources Picture Credits Index

SynopsisMany of us wonder how our heritage has influenced who we are and what we have become. The renowned scientist and author James D. Watson has more to reflect upon than most. A Radio Quiz Kid at 12 and a University of Chicago student at 15, Watson at 24 had a scientific discovery to his credit - the structure of DNA - that would win a Nobel Prize and forever change our understanding of genes and inheritance. Now, after a lifetime of accomplishment in research, writing, education, and science advocacy, Watson has delved for the first time publicly into his own lineage. Father To Son was first intended as a small, privately published collection of the writings of his father, James D. Watson, Sr. But when Jim Watson, Jr. began investigating his family history, what emerged was a more complex story - the chronicle of an archetypical American family from before the Civil War to Vietnam. Their history includes settlement in the Midwest, a 20-year association with Abraham Lincoln, a successful search for California gold, and bold but disastrous investments in the stock market. Watson, Sr.'s passion for ornithology led to a short-lived association with Nathan Leopold, who would later be sentenced for murder in the 1924 "trial of the century." His Oberlin friendship with Robert Maynard Hutchins, later President of the University of Chicago, began a family association with the University that continues today. The extended clan also included notable individuals like Watson, Jr.'s great uncle Dudley Crafts Watson - artist and teacher - who, for a time, raised a cousin, Orson Welles, the celebrated actor and director, and an uncle, William Weldon Watson, a physicist and participant in the development of the atomic bomb. In this book, Jim Watson portrays these lives in a fascinating narrative, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and period documents, that ends with an affectionate tribute to his father, a man of principle, decency, intelligence, and reason, from whom Jim Jr. learned liberal politics and incisive writing. Always iconoclastic, in both science and literature, Watson has written his autobiography in installments, beginning with the now classic The Double Helix , followed by Genes, Girls, and Gamow and Avoid Boring People . Concluding The Double Helix , Watson portrayed himself as ..".25 and too old to be unusual." Yet, in Father To Son , the latest of his unsparing self-examinations, Watson shows us that his heritage was remarkable after all and that "Most certainly I didn't emerge from nowhere ", At the age of 24, James Watson had a scientific discovery to his credit - the structure of DNA - that would win a Nobel Prize and forever change our understanding of genes and inheritance. Now, after a lifetime of accomplishment in research, writing, education, and science advocacy, Watson has delved for the first time publicly into his own lineage to chronicle an archetypical American family from before the Civil War to Vietnam. With its portraits of many memorable characters, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and period documents, Father To Son brilliantly illuminates the fundamental truth that who we become as individuals is determined by both our genetic and cultural heritage., "Nobelist James D. Watson delves into his family history, exploring his ancestors' roots in Springfield, Illinois, and Chicago, and then focuses on his father James D. Watson, Sr., and his influence on Dr. Watsonp1ss success as an eminent scientist and as a writer. Contiguous people, such as Abraham Lincoln and Orson Welles, and events, such as the Leopold and Loeb "Crime of the Century" and 20th century developments in American politics and education, provide a framework for these explorations"--Provided by publisher., Many of us wonder how our heritage has influenced who we are and what we have become. The renowned scientist and author James D. Watson has more to reflect upon than most. A Radio Quiz Kid at 12 and a University of Chicago student at 15, Watson at 24 had a scientific discovery to his credit - the structure of DNA - that would win a Nobel Prize and forever change our understanding of genes and inheritance. Now, after a lifetime of accomplishment in research, writing, education, and science advocacy, Watson has delved for the first time publicly into his own lineage. Father To Son was first intended as a small, privately published collection of the writings of his father, James D. Watson, Sr. But when Jim Watson, Jr. began investigating his family history, what emerged was a more complex story - the chronicle of an archetypical American family from before the Civil War to Vietnam. Their history includes settlement in the Midwest, a 20-year association with Abraham Lincoln, a successful search for California gold, and bold but disastrous investments in the stock market. Watson, Sr.'s passion for ornithology led to a short-lived association with Nathan Leopold, who would later be sentenced for murder in the 1924 "trial of the century." His Oberlin friendship with Robert Maynard Hutchins, later President of the University of Chicago, began a family association with the University that continues today. The extended clan also included notable individuals like Watson, Jr.'s great uncle Dudley Crafts Watson - artist and teacher - who, for a time, raised a cousin, Orson Welles, the celebrated actor and director, and an uncle, William Weldon Watson, a physicist and participant in the development of the atomic bomb. In this book, Jim Watson portrays these lives in a fascinating narrative, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and period documents, that ends with an affectionate tribute to his father, a man of principle, decency, intelligence, and reason, from whom Jim Jr. learned liberal politics and incisive writing. Always iconoclastic, in both science and literature, Watson has written his autobiography in installments, beginning with the now classic The Double Helix, followed by Genes, Girls, and Gamow and Avoid Boring People. Concluding The Double Helix, Watson portrayed himself as "...25 and too old to be unusual." Yet, in Father To Son, the latest of his unsparing self-examinations, Watson shows us that his heritage was remarkable after all and that "Most certainly I didn't emerge from nowhere!"

LC Classification NumberQH31.W34A3 2014