Francis Crick books

Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul

by: Francis Crick
I'm not surprised to see mixed reviews for this book because it's as close to 'real science' as such books get. It's definitely not the compendium of gee whiz human cognition observations and not the philosophical musings that the audience for consciousness books seems to lust after. Re the philosophical side of things, I sometimes imagine that a certain proportion of the audience hopes we never figure out what consciousness is, because that would bring an end to that opium-like haze around the topic to which many are addicted.
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Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code

by: Matt Ridley
Discovery of the secret of the gene (and `life' according to Crick) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating episodes of the history of science! Within less than a decade the efforts of a handful of young scientists reduces one of the greatest and most ambiguous paradigms of life-sciences - GENE - into a simple, elegant and intuitive scheme called the Double Helix (James Watson)! In his book `Francis Crick: Discoverer of the genetic code' Matt Ridley did an excellent job in making accessible and comprehensible the race for the double helix and code of the life in one! A tremendous amount of home work has been done by the author in getting into the heart of the vortex, to its very eye - the genius of Francis Crick.
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Francis Crick: Hunter of Life's Secrets

by: Robert Olby
The audience for this book will surely consist of many who know something of Francis Crick and his elucidation, with James Watson, of the double-helical structure of DNA, but much will be new to them in this book about one of the most original minds of the twentieth century. The pleasure of reading about familiar and unfamiliar aspects of Crick's life and work is enhanced by the author's light touch and elegant writing style. Olby's insights into Crick's thought processes and the exemplary and carefully documented accounts of ground-breaking discoveries demonstrate how the field of molecular biology developed in the 1950's and 1960's, with credit distributed appropriately to all participants.
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Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature

by: Francis Crick
This book is brilliant. Its perspective on time, matter, the universe, our lives, and aliens is all interesting and clear. What's funny about Francis Crick is that he's insanely clear while insanely deep and intelligent. He comes up with great metaphors for complex and abstract thoughts that make them simple and fun to read. This book will blow your mind and make you think. I am not totally sold on this book's wisdom, but it sure beats the religious takes on how we got here. "And god said, 'Let there be Crick!'"
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