George Beadle, an Uncommon Farmer The Emergence of Genetics in the 20th Century |
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| Author:
| Berg, Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87969-763-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.00 |
Book Description:
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George Beadle was a towering scientific figure whose work from the 1930s to 1960 marked the transition from classical genetics to the molecular era. Among other distinctions, he made the pivotal, Nobel Prize-winning discovery with Edward Tatum that the role of genes is to specify proteins. From 1946 to 1960 he led the Caltech Biology Division, rebuilding it to a powerhouse in molecular biology, and afterwards became a successful President of the University of Chicago. This is the first...
More DescriptionGeorge Beadle was a towering scientific figure whose work from the 1930s to 1960 marked the transition from classical genetics to the molecular era. Among other distinctions, he made the pivotal, Nobel Prize-winning discovery with Edward Tatum that the role of genes is to specify proteins. From 1946 to 1960 he led the Caltech Biology Division, rebuilding it to a powerhouse in molecular biology, and afterwards became a successful President of the University of Chicago. This is the first biography of a giant of genetics, written by two of the field's most distinguished contributors, Paul Berg and Maxine Singer.