The Double Helix
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The Double Helix is James D. Watson’s famous autobiographical account of the discovery of the DNA double-helix structure and the personalities, rivalries, and scientific process behind it.
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| The Double Helix canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Double Helix Context triple: [The Third Man of the Double Helix, relatedWork, The Double Helix]
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The Third Man of the Double Helix
The Third Man of the Double Helix is Maurice Wilkins’s autobiographical account of his role in the discovery of the DNA double-helix structure and the surrounding scientific and personal controversies.
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B.
Double Helix: The First Virtue
"Double Helix: The First Virtue" is a Star Trek: The Next Generation tie-in novel by Michael Kube-McDowell that launches the "Double Helix" miniseries with a storyline involving a deadly engineered plague.
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C.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
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D.
Mendel’s Demon
Mendel’s Demon is a popular science book by evolutionary biologist Mark Ridley that explores how genetics and natural selection shape evolution and the diversity of life.
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E.
The Life Scientific
The Life Scientific is a BBC Radio 4 interview series in which physicist Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life stories, research, and the impact of their work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Double Helix Target entity description: The Double Helix is James D. Watson’s famous autobiographical account of the discovery of the DNA double-helix structure and the personalities, rivalries, and scientific process behind it.
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A.
The Third Man of the Double Helix
The Third Man of the Double Helix is Maurice Wilkins’s autobiographical account of his role in the discovery of the DNA double-helix structure and the surrounding scientific and personal controversies.
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B.
Double Helix: The First Virtue
"Double Helix: The First Virtue" is a Star Trek: The Next Generation tie-in novel by Michael Kube-McDowell that launches the "Double Helix" miniseries with a storyline involving a deadly engineered plague.
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C.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
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D.
Mendel’s Demon
Mendel’s Demon is a popular science book by evolutionary biologist Mark Ridley that explores how genetics and natural selection shape evolution and the diversity of life.
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E.
The Life Scientific
The Life Scientific is a BBC Radio 4 interview series in which physicist Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life stories, research, and the impact of their work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ scientific memoir ⓘ |
| about |
X-ray crystallography
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model building in structural biology ⓘ |
| author |
James D. Watson
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linked to:
James Watson
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesEvent |
collaboration between Watson and Crick
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competition with Linus Pauling ⓘ elucidation of DNA double-helix structure ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ science writing ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ translated editions ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
later science memoirs
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public perception of molecular biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cambridge University
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Cavendish Laboratory ⓘ DNA double helix ⓘ Francis Crick ⓘ Maurice Wilkins ⓘ Rosalind Franklin ⓘ discovery of DNA structure ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ scientific research process ⓘ scientific rivalry ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice |
James D. Watson
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linked to:
James Watson
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| notableFor |
controversial portrayal of Rosalind Franklin
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depiction of competition in science ⓘ insider account of DNA structure discovery ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| portrays |
Francis Crick
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Lawrence Bragg ⓘ Linus Pauling ⓘ Maurice Wilkins ⓘ Max Perutz ⓘ Rosalind Franklin ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ethical debates about credit in science
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feminist critiques of portrayal of women in science ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1953
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early 1950s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Double Helix Description of subject: The Double Helix is James D. Watson’s famous autobiographical account of the discovery of the DNA double-helix structure and the personalities, rivalries, and scientific process behind it.
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