How long does it take to read The Double Helix?
James D. Watson, Grover Gardner narrator, Alexander Gann, Jan Witkowski, David Maule
The Double Helix by James D. Watson, Grover Gardner narrator, Alexander Gann, Jan Witkowski, David Maule takes about 3 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 202 pages, about 55,550 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 60 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only 24, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science's greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries. With humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick's desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work. - Back cover.
Subjects: Désoxyribonucléique, acide, DNA, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Research, Reviews
