Letter from Nathan M. Pusey, Harvard University to Francis Crick

Letter from Nathan M. Pusey, Harvard University to Francis Crick

Contributor(s):
The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
Pusey, Nathan M.
Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
Harvard University
Publication:
Produced: 9 December 1966
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
DNA
Ethics, Professional
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Because of Crick's objections to Watson's book, The Double Helix, as an infringement on privacy and a purported violation of scientific ethics, the proposed publication of the book by Harvard University Press launched a public controversy involving the university and its president, Nathan M. Pusey. The Harvard Corporation, the university's ruling body, eventually overturned the decision of the Board of Syndics, declining publication by Harvard University Press. Watson's book was published in February 1968 by Athenaeum, a commercial publishing house.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584582X143 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
SCBBKV
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X143
Archival Collection:
The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)