Nobel Prize-winning scientist Francis Crick (search), who with James Watson (search) discovered the spiral, "double-helix" structure of DNA, paving the way for everything from DNA blood tests to ...

But the traits that made Francis H.C. Crick one of the preeminent theorists of modern science--not to mention one of its premier intellectual provocateurs--are still evident.

When Francis Crick died in 2004, my first reaction was surprise that he had lived to that point. To me, ... What looked like a drastic change of research fields, ...

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Francis Crick, who with James Watson discovered the spiral "double-helix" structure of DNA, paving the way for everything from DNA blood tests to genetically ...

Francis Crick was born on 8 June, 1916 in Northampton, the son of a shoe factory owner. He dabbled in science from ... he decried the work of philosophers and theologians alike. Francis Crick eschewed ...

The drama that surrounded Francis Crick and James Watson’s 1953 unveiling of the structure of DNA is no secret — Watson described the heated competition between two British research groups in ...

Matt Ridley talked about his biography, [Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code], published by Eminent Lives. Mr. Ridley described the life of theorist and scientist Francis Crick. Crick ...

By sheer luck, Watson, known for his youthful arrogance, joined Francis Crick, 13 years his senior, and the kind of man who would peek over your shoulder and solve your crossword puzzle, in a lab ...

This is no ordinary family heirloom. The granddaughter of English scientist Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who passed away in 2004, is putting his Nobel Prize medal up on ...

It is the famous lightbulb-going-off story every school kid learns: How James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA, cementing their place in scientific history. But as William ...