Works by
Sir Francis Crick
(Aka Francis Harry Compton Crick)
(Molecular Biologist, Physicist, Neuroscientist, Writer)
[June 8, 1916 – July 28, 2004]

Books

• The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search For The Soul (1994)
  Traditionally, the human soul is regarded as a nonphysical concept that can only be examined by psychiatrists and theologists. In his new book, The Astonishing Hypothesis, Nobel Laureate Francis Crick boldly straddles the line between science and spirituality by examining the soul from the standpoint of a modern scientist, basing the soul's existence and function on an in-depth examination of how the human brain "sees."

• What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery (1988, 1990)
  The man who is widely acknowledged to be the best biologist since Darwin, the co-discoverer of DNA, tells his side of the story in this widely-praised memoir.

• Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature (1981)

• Of Molecules and Men (1967, 2004)
  There is probably no one who has a deeper understanding of life's biochemical basis than Francis Crick. In 1962 he jointly won the Nobel Prize (with James D. Watson and Maurice H.F. Wilkins) in physiology/medicine for breakthrough studies on the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). In 1966 he published this collection of popular lectures in which he explained the importance of this discovery in layman's terms, emphasizing its wide-reaching implications.
  
  Crick begins with a critique of vitalism, the notion that an intangible life force beyond the grasp of biology distinguishes living organisms from inanimate things. In his second lecture he explores the borderline between the organic and inorganic, presenting an elegantly clear description of DNA's basic structure and function in relation to RNA and myriad enzymes.
  
  In his third lecture Crick anticipates events and trends that have in fact come to pass in the past four decades, including the increasing use of computer technology and robotics in mind-brain research, explorations into right-side versus left-side uses of the brain, and controversies surrounding the existence of the soul.
  
  Of Molecules and Men is fascinating not only for its historical significance but for its continued relevance to ongoing discussions of many crucially important issues in life science.

• The Genetic Code (1962)

• Nucleic Acids (1957)

• Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: General Nature of the Genetic Code for Proteins (1953)

• Kreiseliana: About and Around Georg Kreisel
  Includes contributions by Frances Crick

Other

• Book of the Cosmos (2004)
  Finally, the entire book of our scientific knowledge is in one definitive volume! Scientific American, the oldest and most popular science magazine in the world has prepared the most comprehensive book on the subject ever! Book includes newly commissioned essays by working scientists at the top of their fields as well as classic writings by Carl Sagan, Einstein, and Francis Crick.

See also:

• Francis Crick: A Biography (2008 release) by Robert Olby

• Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code (2006) by Matt Ridley

• Watson And Crick and DNA (2005) by Christy Marx
  Ages 9-12.  See also James D. Watson.

• Francis Crick and James Watson: Pioneers in DNA Research (2002) by John Bankston
  Scientists Francis Crick and James Watson mapped the structure of DNA and helped solve many genetic riddles.  Ages 9-12.

• Francis Crick and James Watson: And the Building Blocks of Life (1998, 2000) by Edward Edelson
  See also James D. Watson.

• Crick, Watson, and DNA (1997) by Paul Strathern
  See also James D. Watson.

• James Watson & Francis Crick: Decoding the Secrets of DNA (1995) by Victoria Sherrow
  Ages 9-12.  See also James D. Watson.

• James Watson & Francis Crick: Discovery of the Double Helix and Beyond (1992) by David E. Newton
  Presents biographies of the scientists who discovered the structure of the DNA molecule. Young adult.  See also James D. Watson.

• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA (1980) by James D. Watson
  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 twenty-four, 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.