Robert Olby
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Robert Olby is a professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is very well known for his work on the history of biology (see list of works at his webpage). He is fairly well known outside of biology, having frequently been asked to participate in various commemorations of famous scientific events (example) and to comment on science topics for the mass media (example). Currently he is completing a scientific biography of the late Francis Crick, co-discoverer with Watson of the structure of DNA in 1953, and welcomes useful contributions at: olbyr@comcast.net ;
[edit] Books by Robert Olby
- Charles Darwin; Oxford University Press, London, 1967, 64pp.
- Early Nineteenth Century European Scientists; Pergamon Press, 1967, 179pp. ISBN 0-415-14578-3
- The Origins of Mendelism; Constable 1966. 204 pages ISBN 0-226-62592-3
- The Path to the Double Helix: The Discovery of DNA; University of Washington Press, Seattle 1974 & 1994) ISBN 0-486-68117-3
- Companion to the History of Modern Science (ed.); Routledge, London, 1990, 1081pp. ISBN 0-415-01988-5
- Francis Crick, a full length, authorised, scientific biography to be published in 2007
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Spring_Harbor_Laboratory for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- Robert C. Olby Collection
- Quotes on Linus Pauling and The Race for DNA from the Oregon State University web site.
- Article on Consciousness Independent On Line, 7th June 2006.
- For Fleur Olby's web site.
- For Martin Packer's web site: Remembering Francis Crick.
- [1] "Correspondence between Crick and Robert Olby regarding draft chapters of Olby (1974) The Path to the Double Helix: the Discovery of DNA , and Crick's detailed comments on portions of Olby's draft text. The comments (in holograph and typescript) are divided into three types: 'Very General Remarks', 'Less General Remarks' and 'Detailed Remarks'. In addition, Crick has made editorial amendments to his 'recorded remarks' made in interview. Also included is Crick's 'Foreword' (in holograph and typescript drafts) to the book." (The Wellcome Library)
