Representation of "The Scientist"

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This paper discusses the portrayal of "The Scientist" in James Watson's 'The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA'. The article reflects a view of science as a highly competitive field in which scientists are men (Watson's scientists being generally male, with the notable exception of Rosalind Franklin) driven by a mingling of competition and collaboration. As this essay demonstrates, the view of scientists in this account is of flawed, if often great, human beings whose achievements are the product of cross-fertilization in a community of scholars driven by personal ambition and personality.

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"The portrayal of "The Scientist" in James Watson's 'The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA' reflects a view of science as a highly competitive field in which scientists are men (Watson's scientists being generally male, with the notable exception of Rosalind Franklin) driven by a mingling of competition and collaboration. As this essay demonstrates, the view of scientists in this account is of flawed, if often great, human beings whose achievements are the product of cross-fertilization in a community of scholars driven by personal ambition and personality."

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