In The Double Helix James Watson recounts the process by which he and Francis Crick

In The Double Helix James Watson recounts the process by which he and Francis Crick came to discover the double helical structure of DNA. Apart from the purely scientific, theoretical aspects of their work, what institutional, political, financial, personal and other interests were at work, ones which might reveal an inner dynamic in scientific creation that goes well beyond the purely internal logic of scientific discovery itself? What, in fact, based upon Watsons account (and the rejoinders of his critics) do you take to be the most important non-scientific factors in scientific discovery? Consider in particular Francis Cricks views on what he regards as the major elements in his joint work with Watson.

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