From Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson, a living legend for his work unlocking the structure of DNA, comes this candid and entertaining memoir, filled with practical advice for those starting out their academic careers. In Avoid Boring People, Watson lays down a life's wisdom for getting ahead in a competitive world. Witty and uncompromisingly honest, he shares his thoughts on how young scientists should choose the projects that will shape their careers, the supreme importance of collegiality, and dealing with competitors within the same institution. It's an irreverent romp through…mehr
From Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson, a living legend for his work unlocking the structure of DNA, comes this candid and entertaining memoir, filled with practical advice for those starting out their academic careers. In Avoid Boring People, Watson lays down a life's wisdom for getting ahead in a competitive world. Witty and uncompromisingly honest, he shares his thoughts on how young scientists should choose the projects that will shape their careers, the supreme importance of collegiality, and dealing with competitors within the same institution. It's an irreverent romp through Watson's colorful career and an indispensable guide to anyone interested in nurturing the life of the mind.
James D. Watson was director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York from 1968 to 1993 and is now its chancellor emeritus. He was the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research of the National Institutes of Health from 1989 to 1992. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, he has received the Copley Medal of the Royal Society and is a Knight of the British Empire (KBE). He has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, and, with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962.
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1: Manners acquired as a child (Chicago's South Side) 2: Manners learned while an undergraduate 3: Manners picked up in graduate school 4: Manners followed by the Phage Group 5: Manners passed on to an apprentice scientist 6: Manners needed for important science 7: Manners practiced as an untenured professor 8: Manners deployed for academic zing 9: Manners noticed as a dispensable White House advisor 10: Manners appropriate for a Nobel Prize 11: Manners demanded by academic ineptitude 12: Manners behind for readable books 13: Manners required for academic civility 14: Manners displayed to hold two jobs 15: Manners felt reluctantly leaving Harvard Epilogue
1: Manners acquired as a child (Chicago's South Side) 2: Manners learned while an undergraduate 3: Manners picked up in graduate school 4: Manners followed by the Phage Group 5: Manners passed on to an apprentice scientist 6: Manners needed for important science 7: Manners practiced as an untenured professor 8: Manners deployed for academic zing 9: Manners noticed as a dispensable White House advisor 10: Manners appropriate for a Nobel Prize 11: Manners demanded by academic ineptitude 12: Manners behind for readable books 13: Manners required for academic civility 14: Manners displayed to hold two jobs 15: Manners felt reluctantly leaving Harvard Epilogue
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